Lester Yahner

1919 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	Lester Yahner
  Nickname	lES
  Born	17 Sep 1919	Patton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Sep 2008	Ohio, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I134784	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	William Joseph Yahner,   b. 7 Jul 1871, Chest Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1946, Patton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Edith Gay Black,   b. 0May 1892, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1937, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	Abt 1909	Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F20742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christine Matteotti,   d. 2 Apr 1998
  Married	19 Jun 1948
  Children	1. William Arthur Yahner   2. Patricia Ann Yahner   3. Paula Louise Yahner
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F57044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Lester M. ''Les'' Yahner, 88, of Champion, died at 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at his daughter's residence. He was born Sept. 17, 1919, in Patton, Pa., to the late William and Edith Gay Black Yahner, coming to Champion in 1956. He was a 1936 graduate of Patton High School. He retired in 1983 from Van Huffel Tube Corp., where he was a maintenance man for 24 years. He previously worked at Heltzel Steel Corp. He belonged to St. William Church. He was a lifetime member of the Patton Moose Club, and a member of the Champion K of C John K. Mahaney Council 7491. Mr. Yahner enjoyed woodworking and crossword puzzles. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, attaining the rank of technical sergeant. Lester married Christine ''Chris'' Matteotti Yahner on June 19, 1948, and she passed away April 2, 1998. He is survived by two sons, Frank A. Bertuzzi Sr. of Champion and William A. (Maryann) Yahner of Morgantown, W.Va.; two daughters, Patricia (Jack) Liepold of Champion and Paula (William) Humason of Champion; two sisters, Marjorie Keith of Somerset, Pa., and Elaine McCloskey of Pittsburgh; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; four brothers, Rubin, Leonard, Donald and Modestus Yahner; a sister, Emma Morgan; daughter-in-law, Amelia ''Millie'' Bertuzzi; and a granddaughter, Jackie Baker. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. William Church with celebrant the Rev. Michael D. Balash. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Peter Rossi and Son Memorial Chapel, and also one-half hour prior to services Monday at the church. Burial will be at All Souls Cemetery with military honors. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Jackie Baker JFK Scholarship Fund, c/o Peter Rossi and Son Memorial Chapel, 1884 North Road N.E., Warren, Ohio 44483. (special notice)