William Stanley Stankas
Retired steelworker owned Spring Valley Restaurant
William Stanley Stankas, 79, of Canonsburg, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in UPMC-Presbyterian hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was born November 5, 1933, in Canonsburg, a son of George and Catherine Godish Stankas.
Mr. Stankas graduated from Cecil High School in 1951 and later attended Penn Commercial for business.
He served with the U.S. Army as a specialist third class.
Mr. Stankas worked as a steelworker for Universal Cyclops from 1959 until retirement in 1994. In the interim, he also established Spring Valley Restaurant in 1974. It was a family-owned restaurant and bar that he and his wife enjoyed running until 1981.
He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed family gatherings, Steelers games and working on his farm. He was quite the history buff and enjoyed the outdoors, playing cards and going to the casino. He was a member of RFA of Bridgeville.
On July 19, 1962, he married his loving wife of 51 years, Valijean DiBiase, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Christina Ogden of Peters Township and Kathleen Jacobs and husband Norman of Cecil; four grandchildren, William Ogden III and Alessandra, Nathaniel and Juliana Jacobs; brother-in-law Ross DiBiase and wife Joann of Dunkirk, N.Y.; sister-in-law Donna DiBiase of Kent, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, deceased are brother George P. Stankas, brother-in-law Richard DiBiase, and son-in-law William Ogden Jr.
There will be no public visitation and services are private. Interment will take place in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township. Arrangements entrusted to Sollon Funeral Home Ltd., 30 East College Street, Canonsburg, J. David Sollon, supervisor, Phillip L. Sollon, director. Family suggests memorials in his name to Washington Health System, Wound and Skin Healing Center, www.whs.org. Please visit www.sollon.com for additional information and to view and leave condolences.