George J. Karabin

George J. Karabin, 92, of Donora, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the Residence at Hilltop in Carroll Township, four days before his 93rd birthday. George was born in Webster on March 30, 1915, a son of the late George and Julia Ratchko Karabin. He lived most of his life in the borough of Donora, where he worked for many years as a master carpenter at Donora Lumber Company and, later, at Valley Home Improvements of Donora. Mr. Karabin was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Donora. He will be sorely missed by his family and all the personnel at the Residence at the Hilltop, who made his last days very comfortable and peaceful. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy R. Kayda Karabin, on April 11, 2004; two brothers, Michael and Joseph Karabin; and four sisters, Ann Rinehart, Helen Karabin, Mary Karabin and Elizabeth Davidson. He is survived by three daughters, Jane Stronstorff, of Donora, Dorothy Lynn (Nicholas) Biondi, of Whitehall, and Pamela (Richard) Pantaleo, of Monongahela; two sons, James (Dixie) Karabin, of Maquoketa, Iowa, and George (Catherine) Karabin, of Belle Vernon; 13 grandchildren, Linda, Christine, Lori, Melissa, Lee, Joshua, Stephanie, Matthew (Melissa), Angela, Michael, Katie, Regina and Richard; six great-grandchildren, Feather, Jacob, Benjamin, Samantha, Joseph and Max; one sister, Gerry Putnak, of Monongahela; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the PAUL MACIK FUNERAL HOME, 546 Thompson Ave., Donora (724-379-7000), where prayers will be recited on Saturday, March 29, at 10 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Dominic Church of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Donora with the Rev. Michael Yaksick as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Dominic Cemetery, Donora.