Stanley A. Kubit Jr.

Stanley A. Kubit, Jr., 99-years old, of West Mifflin, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of the late Margaret C. (McLaughlin) Kubit; loving father of Patricia (David) Stanton, Sharon (the late Leo) Liberto, Eileen (Donald) Witt, Mark (Amy) Kubit and Joan (the late Earl) Klages; brother of the late Walter Kubit and the late Dolores (Dolly) Wisniewski; son of the late Stanley Anthony and Laura (Lewandowski) Kubit; cherished grandfather of Megan (Gerard) Grefenstette, Erin (Scott) Huwalt, Stephanie (Tim) Hebrank, Sara Liberto, Jennifer (Ryan) Foust, and Ryan Witt; and proud great-grandfather of Maura, Zachary, the late Joshua, Daniel, Emma, and Luke. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Stanley A. Kubit, Jr. was born on September 11, 1925, the eldest of three children. In 1931, his family moved to the Polish Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. In 1944, before graduating high school, he was drafted into the U.S. Navy and attended the Naval Training School V-6 USNR Program at the University of Minnesota Naval Training Electrical School in Minneapolis. He spent the remainder of World War Il in the Pacific Theater. He served as an Electrician's Mate (Power and Light) 2nd Class on the USS LCS(L)(3)-69 from January 14, 1944 to July 13, 1946. He fought in the Battle of Okinawa, the Liberation of the Philippines, and was part of the occupation of Japan.
In 1946, upon being honorably discharged from the Navy, he returned to Pittsburgh. He remained in the Navy Reserves until 1954. He eventually began working for General Electric. In 1947, he met Margaret McLaughlin, who he married on May 21, 1949. In the 1950s, he was a pitcher for and then managed the Homewood American Legion Baseball Team Post #351, and won the county championship.
On February 12, 1952, he began working at Westinghouse Bettis Atomic Plant as an electrician. At Bettis, Stanley was a member of the Union Local 5852 and eventually became president. He and his family moved to West Mifflin, PA in 1954.
They had five children: Patricia, Sharon, Eileen, Mark, and Joan.
Stanley retired from Bettis on April 1, 1985. He and Marge were married for 62 years, until her death in 2011. On October 22, 2014, Stanley finally received his high school diploma from Connelley Vocational High School.
He was a life-long fan of the University of Notre Dame, and traveled there as often as possible to support the Fighting Irish football team. He spoke fluent Polish, was a member of the Greater Pittsburgh Umpire Association in the 1960s, and was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church choir until 96 years of age.
Family and friends are invited to join in celebrating Stanley's life from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025 at the GRIFFITH FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 5636 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236. Funeral prayer Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at Saints Joachim and Anne Parish - St. Michael Church, 101 McClay Drive, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Entombment to follow at Calvary Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff of Redstone Highlands, who were wonderful to Stanley. Donations can be made to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Attn: Development Department, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 225, Arlington, VA 22203, or to another charity supporting our veterans.