James A. Brodnick

James A. Brodnick, 87, of Lake Worth, Fla., formerly of Regent Street in Houston, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025, in the Trustbridge Hospice Center. He was born July 15, 1937, in Houston, a son of the late Michael and Helen Dobrowalski Brodnick. Mr. Brodnick was a 1955 graduate of Chartiers High School and was a member of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church of St. Oscar Romero Parish in Meadow Lands. He had worked 31 years for Cooper Power Systems and Pennsylvania Transformer Technologies, retiring in 2007. On May 21, 1960, he married Ursula J. Bellotti, who survives. Also surviving are two sons: James A. Brodnick Jr. and wife Susan of DeSoto, Texas; and Mark Brodnick and wife Lisa of Lake Clarke Shores, Fla.; four grandchildren, Samantha Wiseman (Jake), Jacob A. Brodnick (Macy), and Anna and Abbey Brodnick; a great-grandson, Owen James Brodnick; a brother, David Brodnick of Washington; and many nieces and nephews. Deceased, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Robert and John Brodnick; and four sisters, Mildred Cole, Martha Brodnick, Dolores Luciolla and Dorothy Browoski. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 21, in the McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, owner/supervisor, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, PA 15342. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22, in Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 300 Pike Street, Meadow Lands, PA 15347. Interment will follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray. Condolences may be left for the family by viewing the obituary at www.mcilvaine-speakman.com