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William J Pust

Male 1920 - 2009  (89 years)


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  • Name William J Pust 
    Born 2 Jan 1920  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Dec 2009  Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
      Name: William J. Pust
      Last Residence: 15370 Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania
      Born: 2 Jan 1920
      Died: 9 Dec 2009
      State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

      William J. Pust, 89, of Waynesburg, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, in his home.

      He was born January 2, 1920, in Snowden, a son of the late John and Mary Slack Pust.

      Mr. Pust was a retired chief of police of Jefferson Borough in Allegheny County. He was previously a professional boxer and baseball player. He played with the Homestead Grays.

      He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

      In 1987, he was ordained as a Baptist minister and had served churches in McKeesport, Elkins, W.Va., and Marietta, Ohio.

      Mr. Pust was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Lippencott and was a 32nd degree Mason in Pleasant Hills Masonic Lodge.

      On November 29, 1941, he married Mercedes G., who died November 2, 2009.

      Surviving are a son, Harlan W. (Georgann) Pust of Jefferson; a daughter, the Rev. Linda J. (Bill) McNatt of Simpsonville, S.C.; seven grandchildren, Harlan E. (Peggy) Pust, Dareck W. (Ronda) Pust, Lois J. Pust, Raelene (Larry) Koller, Melinda (Tom) Wyatt, Matthew (Shannon) Munsick and Marc (Wendy) McNatt; 11 great-grandchildren, Noah Pust, Hannah Pust, Abigail Pust, Alex Pust, Logan Koller, Leah Koller, Linda Kelley Kilgore, Hunter Munsick, Tyler Munsick, Luke Munsick and Whitney McNatt; a sister, Rose Bowen of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

      Deceased are two brothers, John Pust and Frank Pust; and three sisters, Mary Hardinger, Ann Taylor and Helen Fefolt.

      Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Behm Funeral Homes Inc., 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 12, in Faith Baptist Church, Lippencott, with the Rev. Paul Roofner officiating. Entombment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park, Morgan Township. 

      HELEN FEFOLT

      Dublin, Ohio, resident, formerly of Finleyville

      Helen Fefolt, 91, of Dublin, Ohio, formerly of Finleyville, died Saturday, February 9, 2008.

      Surviving are a son, Kenneth (Donna); a daughter, Marion (Ed) Whiteman; granddaughters Andrea and Lindsay; a brother, William (Mercedes) Pust; and a sister, Rose Bowen.

      Deceased is her husband, William.

      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 3609 Washington Avenue, Finleyville, PA 15332. Private burial will take place in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church. Condolences are online at www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com.
    Person ID I102759  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2013 

    Family Mercedes G Rhodes,   b. 24 Feb 1920, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 2009, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 29 Nov 1941  [2
    Children 
     1. Harlan W Pust
     2. Rev Linda J Pust
    Family ID F26235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S399] SSDI.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.