Alexander Sakach, 79, of National Pike, West Pike Run Township, Daisytown, died at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 1998, in Franciscan at St. Leonard Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Centerville, Ohio. Mr. Sakach was a member of Daisytown United Presbyterian Church. He was a retired miner, a member of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 762. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 147th infantry from 1942 to 1945. Mr. Sakach was a member of Hancock-McCune-Horne American Legion Post 705 of Centerville and was a member of the Hungarian Club of Daisytown. On October 21, 1950, he married, Helen Bodnar, who died November 8, 1988. Surviving are two sons, Ronald Sakach of Richmond, Va., and Brian Sakach of Centerville, Ohio; four grandchildren, Thomas, Matthew, Brandon and Briana Sakach; five brothers, Frank Sakach Jr. of California, John Sakach of Daisytown, Joseph Sakach of Twinsburg, Ohio, Julius Sakach of Amherst, Ohio, and Albert Sakach of Pittsburgh; and many nieces and nephews. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, November 20, 1998Alexander Sakach
U.S. Army veteran of World War II
He was born March 26, 1919, in Daisytown, a son of Frank and Esther Hajdu Sakach Sr.