Obituaries
July 23, 2024

Thomas E. Mimidis – Rostraver Township

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP Thomas E. Mimidis, 89, of Rostraver Township, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 21, 2024. A son of the late James and Helen Hark ins Mimidis, he was born in Rostraver Township on Sept. 24, 1934. A lifelong resident of Rostraver, Tom was a member of Calvary Bible Church in Charleroi, former member of the board of directors, deacon and superintendent of the former Pricedale Union Church and former treasurer, board member and deacon of Library Baptist Church. He was also a past president of the Rostraver Business Association, member and past president of Rostraver Gathering and board member of the former South Hills Christian School. In the 1950s, Tom founded Belle Vernon Door Sales, where he was the owner and operator until his retirement in 1999. He was a United States Army National Guard veteran and an avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Rosemary Stalmah Mimidis; a daughter and son in-law, Cynthia and William Snyder of Charleroi; three sons and daughters-in-law, Pastor James and Tarella Mimidis of Kouts, Ind., Thomas and Erin Mimidis of Charleroi, and John and Denice Mimidis of Monongahela; two sisters, Martha Smith of Columbia, S.C., and Lucille O’Neil of Beaver, Pa.; 18 grandchildren, Jesse Snyder, Justin Snyder, Ryan Mimidis, Teann Parsons, Lincoln Mimidis, Savannah Murhammer, Felicia Veith, Tom Mimidis, Nina Epps, Julia Mimidis, Luke Mimidis, Isaac Roberts, Jacob Roberts, Ben Roberts, Hannah Roberts, Noah Mimidis, Nathanael Mimidis, and Aaron Cunningham; 16 great-grandchildren, J. Alan, Peyton, Landon, and Kolton Snyder, Luca Mimidis, Levi, Scarlett, and Malachi Parsons, Zach and Madison Veith, Ava, Lanna and Myla Murhammer, Amelia and Landon Roberts and Liliana Epps; and many special nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Jeremy Snyder in 2014. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2024, at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCre-matory. com. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2024, in the funeral home with Pastors James Mimidis and Ken Barner co-officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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