John Andrew Lawrence, 85, of New Kensington, died Thursday, May 19, 2022 peacefully, in his sleep at home. He was born in Smithfield on November 7, 1936 to the late John and Anna Marie Kusjla Lawrence and had lived in the local area since 1967.
He had previously resided in Masontown and Cleveland. He served in the Army with Company C, 17th Engineer Battalion. John was a graduate of Masontown High School and Penn State University and worked as a Senior Technician for ALCOA in New Kensington and Merwin. He was a member of St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the church, the VFW, and American Legion and Vandergrift Sportsmen Club. An artist, he enjoyed drawing and time with his grandchildren's activities. He is survived by his wife of 59 1/2 years Frances M. Stajcar Lawrence; Daughter Rebecca (Rick) Banner, Canton, OH, grandchildren: Nicholas and Macy Banner; siblings: Daniel, Jay, Roy, and two sisters. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Kakalecik, who raised him and a brother James.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the RUSIEWICZ OF LOWER BURRELL FUNERAL HOME 3124 Leechburg Road at Alder Street, Lower Burrell where Parting Prayers will be said Monday at 9:30 AM followed by Christian Funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. Joseph R C Church, New Kensington. Burial with Military Honors by the Vandergrift Veterans Honor Guard will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Lower Burrell. Memorial services will be conducted in the funeral home Sunday at 6:30 PM by the Holy Name Society and at 7 PM by the American Legion. Memorials may be made to St. Mary of Czestochowa Church 857 Kenneth Avenue New Kensington. www.RusiewiczFH.com.
He had previously resided in Masontown and Cleveland. He served in the Army with Company C, 17th Engineer Battalion. John was a graduate of Masontown High School and Penn State University and worked as a Senior Technician for ALCOA in New Kensington and Merwin. He was a member of St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the church, the VFW, and American Legion and Vandergrift Sportsmen Club. An artist, he enjoyed drawing and time with his grandchildren's activities. He is survived by his wife of 59 1/2 years Frances M. Stajcar Lawrence; Daughter Rebecca (Rick) Banner, Canton, OH, grandchildren: Nicholas and Macy Banner; siblings: Daniel, Jay, Roy, and two sisters. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Kakalecik, who raised him and a brother James.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the RUSIEWICZ OF LOWER BURRELL FUNERAL HOME 3124 Leechburg Road at Alder Street, Lower Burrell where Parting Prayers will be said Monday at 9:30 AM followed by Christian Funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. Joseph R C Church, New Kensington. Burial with Military Honors by the Vandergrift Veterans Honor Guard will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Lower Burrell. Memorial services will be conducted in the funeral home Sunday at 6:30 PM by the Holy Name Society and at 7 PM by the American Legion. Memorials may be made to St. Mary of Czestochowa Church 857 Kenneth Avenue New Kensington. www.RusiewiczFH.com.
John Andrew Lawrence, 85, of New Kensington, died Thursday, May 19, 2022 peacefully, in his sleep at home. He was born in Smithfield on November 7, 1936 to the late John and Anna Marie Kusjla Lawrence and had lived in the local area since 1967.
He had previously resided in Masontown and Cleveland. He served in the Army with Company C, 17th Engineer Battalion. John was a graduate of Masontown High School and Penn State University and worked as a Senior Technician for ALCOA in New Kensington and Merwin. He was a member of St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the church, the VFW, and American Legion and Vandergrift Sportsmen Club. An artist, he enjoyed drawing and time with his grandchildren's activities. He is survived by his wife of 59 1/2 years Frances M. Stajcar Lawrence; Daughter Rebecca (Rick) Banner, Canton, OH, grandchildren: Nicholas and Macy Banner; siblings: Daniel, Jay, Roy, and two sisters. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Kakalecik, who raised him and a brother James.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the RUSIEWICZ OF LOWER BURRELL FUNERAL HOME 3124 Leechburg Road at Alder Street, Lower Burrell where Parting Prayers will be said Monday at 9:30 AM followed by Christian Funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. Joseph R C Church, New Kensington. Burial with Military Honors by the Vandergrift Veterans Honor Guard will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Lower Burrell. Memorial services will be conducted in the funeral home Sunday at 6:30 PM by the Holy Name Society and at 7 PM by the American Legion. Memorials may be made to St. Mary of Czestochowa Church 857 Kenneth Avenue New Kensington. www.RusiewiczFH.com.
He had previously resided in Masontown and Cleveland. He served in the Army with Company C, 17th Engineer Battalion. John was a graduate of Masontown High School and Penn State University and worked as a Senior Technician for ALCOA in New Kensington and Merwin. He was a member of St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the church, the VFW, and American Legion and Vandergrift Sportsmen Club. An artist, he enjoyed drawing and time with his grandchildren's activities. He is survived by his wife of 59 1/2 years Frances M. Stajcar Lawrence; Daughter Rebecca (Rick) Banner, Canton, OH, grandchildren: Nicholas and Macy Banner; siblings: Daniel, Jay, Roy, and two sisters. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Kakalecik, who raised him and a brother James.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the RUSIEWICZ OF LOWER BURRELL FUNERAL HOME 3124 Leechburg Road at Alder Street, Lower Burrell where Parting Prayers will be said Monday at 9:30 AM followed by Christian Funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. Joseph R C Church, New Kensington. Burial with Military Honors by the Vandergrift Veterans Honor Guard will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Lower Burrell. Memorial services will be conducted in the funeral home Sunday at 6:30 PM by the Holy Name Society and at 7 PM by the American Legion. Memorials may be made to St. Mary of Czestochowa Church 857 Kenneth Avenue New Kensington. www.RusiewiczFH.com.
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