John J. Hrenyo
March 20, 1921 - February 1, 2017
John J. Hrenyo, 95, of Beaver Falls, formerly of Daugherty Twp., died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in Providence Care Center, Beaver Falls. Born March 20, 1921, in Beaver Falls, a son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Pachmag Hrenyo, he was a retired employee with the former Babcock & Wilcox Corp., Beaver Falls, and was a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Parish, Rochester. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the New Brighton American Legion Post 19 and was an avid fisherman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth H. Lesko Hrenyo, in 2007; a brother, Andrew Hrenyo, in 1998, and a sister, Elizabeth Toth. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Andrew P. and Rita Hrenyo, San Francisco, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judith A. and James A. Dioguardi, North Sewickley Twp., and Betty Jane "B.J." and Brian McLafferty, Solon, Ohio; four grandchildren, Brian McLafferty, Gainesville, Ga.; Matthew McLafferty, Solon, Ohio; Thomas Dioguardi and his girlfriend Jackie, Beaver Falls, and Karen Dioguardi, Raccoon Twp.; six great-grandchildren, Colleen, Caden and Cameron McLafferty, all of Solon, Ohio; Morgan Dioguardi, Las Vegas, Nev.; Angelina Dioguardi, Beaver Falls, and Luke Eckenrode, Raccoon Twp.; a sister-in-law, Anne Skolnik, New Galilee, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester Twp. Interment will follow in St. Cecilia Cemetery. A Christian wake service will be held Sunday in the funeral home. The Beaver County Special Unit will provide full military honors at 10:45 a.m. Monday in St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester Twp.
John J. Hrenyo, 95, of Beaver Falls, formerly of Daugherty Twp., died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in Providence Care Center, Beaver Falls. Born March 20, 1921, in Beaver Falls, a son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Pachmag Hrenyo, he was... View Obituary & Service Information