Obituaries
July 16, 2024

Franklen “Frank” O. Paulish – Van Voorhis

Franklen “Frank” O. Paulish, 74, of Van Voorhis, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Jefferson Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Oct. 28, 1949, in Bentleyville, son of the late John Paulish Jr. and Vivian Jean Dzuba Paulish. Surviving are his son, Franklen O. Paulish Jr; sister, Kathy Bortz; stepson, Tim Rhodes; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased is a brother, John Alan Paulish. Friends are welcome from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at THOMPSON- MARODI FUNERAL HOME INC., 809 Main St., Bentleyville, 724-239-2255. Private interment will be in Forest Lawn Gardens, Canonsburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Washington Area Humane Society, P.O. Box 66, Eighty Four, PA 15330, www.washingtonpashelter. org/donate/. Memories and condolences can be shared at www.thompson-marodi.com.

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