Stephen Harenchar, 76, of Main Street, (Crescent Heights) Daisytown, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 1998, in St. Francis Central Hospital, Pittsburgh. Mr. Harenchar was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of Daisytown. He retired in 1978, as a steelworker for Jones & Laughlin Steel in Pittsburgh, now called LTV Corp., and he also had been a miner in area coal mines. Mr. Harenchar served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II in Okinawa. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. On September 1, 1949, he married Helen Morich Harenchar, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Denise Assad of Marietta, Ga., and Margaret Martin of Acworth, Ga.; a son, Steve Harenchar of Greensburg; six grandchildren, Jamie, Danielle and Matthew Assad, Sara Maria, and Justin Harenchar and Jason Patrick Martin; a sister, Anne Monkovich of Richeyville; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are two sisters, Mary Nurminen and Theresa Molish. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Wednesday, August 5, 1998Stephen Harenchar
Member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
He was born January 12, 1922, in Daisytown, a son of Michael and Teresa Kopec Harenchar.