Paulette Radock – Belle Vernon

Paulette Radock, 75, of Belle Vernon, passed away at Family Hospice Canter-bury Place in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, of pancreatic cancer. She was born Oct. 11, 1947, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Pauline Radock. Paulette was a 1965 graduate of Bellmar High School, a 1968 graduate of Presbyterian University Hospital School of Nursing and a 1991 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She was employed for 42 years as an registered nurse in the CCU at UPMC Presbyterian. Paulette was a member of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Carmichaels and enjoyed singing in the choir. She was also a former member of the Penn Sembles Adult Tamburitza Orchestra, the Croatian Fraternal Union, the Serb National Federation and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. The highlight of her life was four trips to the former Yugoslavia to visit the birthplace of her parents and meet extended family members. Paulette was the youngest of eight children and was preceded in death by brothers, Michael of Ann Arbor, Mich., Joseph, Richard and George of Belle Vernon, and Steve of Baltimore, Md.; sister, Sophia Cutter of Belle Vernon; nieces, Karen Jackson of England, Patti Staines and Linda Streb of Baltimore, Md.; and nephew, Robert Radock of Orlando, Fla. She is survived by her brother, Charles of Wexford; nieces, Vicki Beckman, Lorri Jo Kujawski, Lisa Bonifate and Kathleen Radock; nephews, Richard Radock, Martin Radock, William Radock and James Radock; numerous great- nieces and great-nephews; and her beloved ragdoll cats, Stefan, Sara and Sasha. “Polly” to family and friends, she was the consummate caregiver, both in her long nursing career, as well as to her immediate and extended family. For many years, she hosted a cherished extended family dinner to celebrate Orthodox Christmas. Paulette will be greatly missed, but warmly remembered. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A Pomen service will be held at 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Sasa Nedic and the Rev. Rodney Torbch co-officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, 296 Old Route 21 Road, Carmichaels, PA 15320.