Obituaries Surnames A-J Submitted by Smerek Group Researchers

Church, Houtzdale, and Philipsburg Elks No. 1173 Ladies Auxillary. Services will be
held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Faith United Lutheran Church with pastor Patricia Large.
Interment will follow in the Brisbin 100F Legion Cemetery.
BUNGO, Lois Jeanne (McQuown)
Lois Jeanne Bungo, 73, of Osceola Mills Lois Jeanne Bungo, 73, of Osceola Mills, died
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002, at home. Born Dec. 1, 1928, in Pittsburg, Calif., she was a
daughter of the late Charles and Victoria Benovic McQuown. On Aug. 30, 1948, in
Houtzdale, she married Samuel S. Bungo Sr., who died on March 8, 1990. She was a
graduate of the Houtzdale-Woodward Joint High School in Houtzdale. She was a
homemaker. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of American Court St. Victoria
646 in Houtzdale and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Moshannon Chapter. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in
Osceola Mills, where she was a member of the church Altar Rosary Society. She is
survived by two daughters, Lois Jeanne Olsen and her husband, Dr. David Olsen, of
Bartlesville, Okla., and Rose Marie Vasbinder and her husband, Curtis Vasbinder, of
Little Suamico, Wis.; three sons, Charles T. Bungo, D.M.D., and his wife, Judith Ann, of
Clearfield; the Rev. Samuel S. Bungo Jr., of Frenchville; and Christopher P. Bungo, at
home; and two grandchildren, Judith Jeanne "JJ" Bungo and Charles T. Bungo II. In
addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter,
Ramona Anne Bungo, and a brother, John McQuown. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.
and from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Heath Funeral Home, 701 Lingle St. in Osceola Mills. A
Christian Vigil Service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A Rosary will
be recited by the Catholic Daughters of American Court St. Victoria 646 at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Osceola Mills, with the Rev.
Samuel S. Bungo Jr. as celebrant assisted by the Rev. Gregory Kirsch. Burial will be in
Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Osceola Mills. (Centre Daily Times, Mon, Oct. 21,
2002 )
BUNGO, Metro
Smithmill - Metro Bungo, 64, a resident of Smithmill, died yesterday at 6:40 p.m.
following an illness of one month. Born July 11, 1892, in Austria, he came to this country
48 years ago. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of
America. Mr. Bungo is survived by 14 children: Mrs. Martin (Anne) Giza and Mrs.
Andrew (Christina) Deao, both of Morann; Mrs. William (Sue) Russian, Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Casmer (Olga) Switala, Ginter; Mrs. Bob (Irene) Shultz, Miss Stella Bungo, Charles,
John, Stanley, Pete, Sam, Mike and Walter, all of Cleveland; and Boyd of Smithmill; 17
grandchildren; and one brother, John Bungo, Smithmill. His wife, Catherine, preceded
him in death two years ago. Funeral services will be held Monday morning from the St.
Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Smithmill in charge of Rev. Peter Kieluch.
Interment will be in the church cemetery. (The Progress, Clearfield, PA, January 25,
1957)
BUNGO, Metro