Paul Edward Pilarcik

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Vienna on Saturday September 25, 2010 beginning at 9:30AM for Paul Pilarcik, 80, of Vienna, OH who passed away on Tuesday evening September 21, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic. Paul was born on June 29, 1930, a son of Michael and Catherine (Vozinelic) Pilarcik in Perryopolis, PA. He graduated from Perry High School in 1948 and moved to this area in 1953 having lived in Warren and Andover. In 1958 he built a home in Vienna where he presently lived. Paul served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves, attended school in Toledo and management training for the A & P Company where he worked for more than twenty-eight years managing local stores and sales offices in both Youngstown and Cleveland and had been supervisor of the district. He later had worked for General Electric and retired in 1996 from the P.B. Food Brokage Company in Pittsburgh, PA. He enjoyed golfing, traveling, and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He was an active member of St. Vincent de Paul church where he had served as an usher. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Lions Club in Andover. He is survived by his wife Frances (Kozel) Pilarcik whom he married on September 3, 1953; his daughters Kate Pilarcik of Bristol, CT, Lorri (Ken) Latiolais of Spokane, WA; his sons David (Megan) Pilarcik of Yucaipa, CA, James (Debbie) Pilarcik of Hudson, OH, and Jeff Pilarcik of Columbus, OH. He adored his grandchildren Jesse, Heather, Julie, Josh, Meaghan, Andrew, Sydney, Autumn, and Hope, and was proud to have three great-grandchildren Nicolas, Evan and Olivia. His surviving brothers are William of Linesville, PA, Thomas of Wilbraham, MA, and Robert of Clarkston, MI. Preceding him in death were his parents, four brothers John, Joseph, Albert, and Charles, and two sisters Dorothy Bubnash and Mary Higgenbotham. The family will receive friends on Friday September 24, 2010 from 4-7 PM at the Madasz Funeral Chapel in Brookfield, OH. Closing Prayers will begin at 8:45AM at the funeral home on Saturday prior to the mass. Burial will be at Vienna Township Cemetery. Paul loved helping others, and as a final gift in his honor his family made the choice to allow the donation of Paul's skin tissue to aide with medical research and the recovery of surgery and burn victims. Memorial Contributions may be made to either the St. Vincent de Paul Church outdoor environment program or to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital.