John F. Weidert
John F. Weidert, 73, of Burgettstown, died at 10:50 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013, in Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center.
He was born March 1, 1940, in Ridgway, a son of the late Francis Ottomar and Clara Cecilia Buhler Weidert.
Mr. Weidert was a 1958 graduate of Ridgway High School and a 1962 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, earning a degree in forestry.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam War era.
Mr. Weidert had lived in Burgettstown since 1962 and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, American Legion Post 698 and Knights of Columbus Council 3440, all of Burgettstown.
He was the owner and operator of Burgettstown Hardware since 1991.
Surviving are two daughters, Terry Lee Weidert and Frances Lee Weidert, both of Burgettstown; three nephews, Robert (Mimi) Weidert and William Weidert, both of Florida, and Joseph (Jan) Brunner of Ridgway; two nieces, Diane (Steve) Morris of Texas and Mary Brunner of Florida; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Weidert of Texas and Lori Jones of Ridgway.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, William and Robert Weidert, and a sister, Eleanor Brunner.
There will be no visitation. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of memorial Mass, Saturday, March 9, in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, 1109 Main Street, Burgettstown, PA 15021, with the Rev. Robert M. Staszewski officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township. Full military honors will be accorded by American Legion Bert C. Siders Post 643 of Avella.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Burgettstown Community Library, 2 Kerr Street, Burgettstown, PA 15063. Arrangements are being handled by Jerome A. Stefkovich Funeral Home Inc., Avella.