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Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | September 13, 2024
Olga Mary (Knezevich) Pribanich, 100, a former long-time resident of Glassport, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, surrounded by her loving daughter and son-in-law, with whom she resided. The oldest of four children, she was born on October 6, 1923, in Donora, Pennsylvania to the late Nicholas Knezevich and the late Sima Bumber Knezevich. Olga was the loving wife of the late John Pribanich. She is survived by her daughters Kathleen (William) Bevil of Calvert City, KY, Janice (Edward) Gambone of Valrico, FL, and son John R. Pribanich (Rozanna) of East McKeesport, PA. She is also survived by six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Olga was preceded in death by her husband John Pribanich, her parents Nicholas and Sima Bumber Knezevich, daughter Christine Spanbauer, brothers Anthony and Rudolph, and sister Lidy. She was a graduate of Glassport High School Class of 1941 and was a former owner and bookkeeper for Cher-Ban Tire Service, Inc. in North Versailles, PA. Olga was a former member of Sacred Heart Croatian Catholic Church in McKeesport, PA, and later St. Martin de Porres where she was involved with the church choir, as well as the the Croatian Fraternal Union. Her hobbies included travel, duckpin bowling, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon at E.C. FINNEY FUNERAL HOME, 235 Monongahela Ave, Glassport, PA 15045. A service will follow at the funeral home at 12:00 noon, to be followed by interment at St. Joseph Cemetery in North Versailles. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Little Sisters of the Poor, 1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, www.littlesistersofthepoorPittsburgh.org. Online condolences may be offered at www.finneyfuneralhome.com
Originally published September 13, 2024.
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