George Zukas, Jr.

George Zukas, Jr., 93, of Glen Dale, W.Va., died Friday, January 20, 2012 in Port Charlotte, Fla.
He was born January 14, 1919, in Century, W.Va., a son to the late George, Sr. and Amelia Buchinski Zukas.
He was retired for the Consolidated Coal Co. and was a lifetime member of the American Rifle Association since 1955. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irene A. Korlath Zukas, one sister, Lena Kowal, and one grandson, Timothy Miller.
He is survived by one son, George Patricia Zukas, III of Lanesboro, Pa.; two daughters, Georgia Anne Les Hopkins of Hernando, Fla., and Carolee Daniel Conti of Charleston, S.C.; five grandchildren, Daniel Conti of Greenville, S.C., Brian Conti of Matthews, N.C., James Miller of Portsmouth, Va., Terri Miller of Kissimmee, Fla., Dennis Miller of Richmond, Va.; and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, Lutes & Kirby-Vance Chapel, 118 Grant Ave., Moundsville, W.Va.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church in Glen Dale, with Rev. Ed Stafford as celebrant.
Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery Moundsville.
Online condolence may be expressed to the family at altmeyer.com.