George Branick, Jr.

Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | July 18, 2017

George Branick, Jr., age 87, of Tenth Ward, died July 15, 2017, at home. Born August 18, 1929, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late George and Anna (Kanca) Branick and the husband of the late Elizabeth (Sesek) Branick. George retired from US Steel, where he was a machinist. He was a US Navy veteran, serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the Port Vue American Legion Post #447. He was a volunteer at John J. Kane Regional Center, in McKeesport, for over 25 years. George enjoyed fishing and loved his pets.
He is survived by a nephew, Edward (Rebecca) Jones of Port Vue; nieces, Sandra Garman of Arizona and Bernie Jones of McKeesport; 5 great nieces; great great nieces.

In addition to his parents and wife, George was preceded in death by a nephew, Duane Jones and a niece, Margaret Jones.
Family and friends will be received at the Willig Funeral Home & Crematory on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, from 3 p.m. until the time of the American Legion Post #447, Military Honors Service at 6:30 p.m. A service will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 12:30 p.m., in the funeral home chapel, with Fr. Donald Voss officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Nicholas Cemetery.

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Originally published July 18, 2017.

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