Apr 11, 2013

George Kupar Jr., 85, of Washington, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Washington Hospital.

He was born May 13, 1927, in Isabella, a son of George Kupar Sr. and Susan Kundrat Kupar.

Mr. Kupar was a 1945 graduate of Ellsworth High School and was a coal miner for Beth Energy.

An avid baseball fan, he pitched for a Cleveland Indians farm team in 1948. He also enjoyed gardening.

Mr. Kupar was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church in Charleroi.

On September 1, 1956, he married Gertrude L. Saveikis, who died May 18, 2007.

Surviving are a son, George J. Kupar of Washington; a daughter, Karen Zumpetta of Mt. Laurel, N.J.; a sister, Helen Magera of Cokeburg; and two grandchildren, Christopher and Alexandra Zumpetta.

Deceased are two sisters, Mary Wasulko and Theresa Krajnak.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 395 East Maiden Street, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, in Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Charleroi, with Father James Ragan as celebrant. Entombment will follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray. Memorial contributions may be made to Donnell House, Hospice Care of the Washington Hospital, 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301.

Additional information and guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.