Frank C. Gagus
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Shop teacher was Mine 60 foreman
Frank C. Gagus, 67, of Somerset Township, Bentleyville, died Saturday evening, January 11, 2014, in his home.
He was born June 22, 1946, in New Eagle, a son of the late Frank and Elizabeth C. Ambrose Gagus.
Mr. Gagus graduated from Charleroi High School and received a bachelor’s degree in teaching from California University of Pennsylvania.
He taught shop at Weirton (W.Va.) High School. Later, he was a general foreman in the cleaning plant for Bethlehem Mines, Mine 60, in Somerset Township.
A jack-of-all-trades, he was a self-taught gunsmith, who enjoyed hunting and fishing and had a passion for gardening.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi L. Ash Gagus; two children, Lisa Putnak and Chuck Gagus, both of Bentleyville; a grandson; a sister, Mary Ann Tonini (Calvin Dils) of Belle Vernon; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends are welcome from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, January 16, in Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville 724-239-2255, where a memorial service will follow at 11 a.m., with Pastor Max Miller officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to ALS Association, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 416 Lincoln Avenue, Millvale, PA 15209. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message, order flowers and share photos.