Obituaries
November 29, 2022

Julie Ann Tomcanin – Monessen

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Julie Ann Tomcanin, 39, of Monessen, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.  Born in Monongahela on April 5, 1983, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Charlotte Ann Thompson Snyder. Julie was a personal nurse assistant for UPMC. She is survived by her husband, William D. Cowart; sons, Robert Sabo of Belle Vernon, Joseph Hannah Sabo of Belle Vernon and Jonathan Sabo Jr. of Belle Vernon; granddaughters, Anastaysia McFadden and Arialynn McFadden; siblings, Daniel Snyder of Monessen, Timothy (Kayla) Snyder of Monongahela, Elizabeth Heide of Monongahela, and Paul (Autumn) Snyder of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. with Pastor Sandra E. Fitzgibbons officiating.

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