Francis J. Mazanet

Francis J. Mazanet

Francis Mazanet Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 6, 2003.
Francis J. Mazanet Sr., 82, formerly of the Irwin area, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, in Fair Wind Nursing Center, Sarver. Born May 13, 1921, in Charleroi, he was a son of the late Joseph and Rose Soffer Mazanet. Prior to this retirement, he was employed as an industrial engineer by Westinghouse Electric in East Pittsburgh. Mr. Mazanet was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a former member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Irwin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Havrilla Mazanet; one daughter, Patricia Mazanet; and one brother, Bernard Mazanet. Survivors include six children, Janice Eileen Perry of Greensburg, Lisa Christine Mazanet of Halliston, Mass., Roslyn Theresa Mazanet of Jeannette, Anne Marie Bukovsky of Virginia, Francis J. Mazanet Jr. of Delaware, and Bernadette Rock of Linden, N.J.; five grandchildren, Christopher Perry, Jacob Bukovsky and Ryan, Jason and Bobby "Junior" Rock; one brother, Regis Mazanet of Connecticut; one sister, Gertrude Scarpace of Florida; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the JOSEPH F. OTT FUNERAL HOME INC., 504 Oak St., Irwin. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, North Huntingdon.

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