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Robert J. Wargo, Sr.

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | April 29, 2023

Robert J. Wargo, Sr., age 90 of McKeesport, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Jefferson Hospital. Born April 27, 1933 in McKeesport, he was a son of the late Petr and Pauline Wargo. A US Army Veteran of the Korean War, Robert retired from US Steel's Monroeville research facility. He was a member of Saint Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge #3, and the Archer Hill Bowling League. In his spare time he loved hunting, fishing, yard work and gardening, tinkering with cars, listening to Willies Roadhouse and Croatian music hour, and -- most of all -- spending time with his family and beloved dog, Mr. Gibson. He is survived by his wife Maryann (Volarich) Wargo; his children Robert J. (Ann Marie) Wargo of Pasadena, MD and Carol Reilly of McKeesport; his grandchildren Matthew Bartko, Michael (Samantha Cassol) Reilly, and Lynette (boyfriend Brock Nagle) Reilly; his siblings Paula Gardner of Ohio, Charles "Willie" Wargo of Glassport, Elizabeth Krumenaker of Florida, and Norma Jean Dunlay of North Huntingdon; many nieces and nephews, and his former son-in-law Gene Reilly. Besides his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his siblings Mary Pazur, Helen Kerston, Anne O'Brien, Pete Wargo, Margie Endress, and Irene Hernishin.

Friends will be received in the Daniel F. Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory, 4504 Walnut St., Versailles Borough, McKeesport, PA 15132 (412-678-3454) on Thursday, May 4, 2023 from 2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 10 AM in Mary, Mother of God Parish, St. Patrick's Church. Procession and burial will follow to Sacred Heart Cemetery, Port Vue. www.bekavacfuneralhome.com

Originally published April 29, 2023.

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