Andrew G. Bury

Andrew G. Bury 86 of Roscoe, died Wednesday November 5, 2014 at UPMC Presby. Born April 8, 1928 in Roscoe a son of Joseph G. and Anna Rathway Bury. Mr. Bury was employed as a combustion engineer at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel's Allenport plant. In 1950, at the age of 22, he was elected recording-secretary of the United Steel Workers of America Local Union 3496 at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel's Allenport and Monessen plants and served in that capacity until 1960 when he was elected president of USWA Local Union 3496. In 1968 he resigned to accept a position of staff representative of USWA District 15 where he served until he retired in 2004. He has served as campaign chairman, president and a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Mon Valley and since its inception has participated in activities which raised money for charitable activities in the Mon Valley area. In addition he has served on the Board of Trustees of the Community Services of Pennsylvania, vice president of the Mon Valley Health and Welfare Council, Inc. and a member of the Advisory Board of Penn State Fayette Campus. At the time of his death, Mr. Bury was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mon-Vale Health Resources, Inc. Mr. Bury was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, Belle Vernon. Surviving are his wife Jeannette Wojnar Bury, 3 sons and daughters-in-law Andrew G. and Marla Bury Jr. of Saluda, VA, Joseph G. and Carla Bury of Fredricksburg, VA, and Bernard A. and Pamela Bury of New Albany, Ohio, 1 daughter and son-in-law Diana B. and John Zaldonis of Murrysville, 13 grandchildren, Andrew "Drew" G. BuryIII and wife Verena, David A. Bury, Susan B. Bulovas and husband Mark, Katherine A. Wood, Joseph Bury, Gabriela Bury, B. Anthony Bury Jr., Jordan A. Bury, Devin N. Bury, Camryn M. Bury, Jared A. Zaldonis, Jenna M. Zaldonis and Joshua A. Zaldonis, and 2 great-grandchildren Kiley and Vincent. Mr. Bury was preceded in death by 2 brothers Joseph and John Bury and 8 sisters Mary Litavec, Anna Palsa, Margaret Podanie, Sue Lenko, Teresa Morgo, Verna Letavec, Agnes Tiech and Helen Safin. Visitation will be held on Sunday November 9, 2014 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm in the Melenyzer Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Inc. 1008 Furlong Ave., Roscoe. Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated on Monday November 10 at 10:00am at St. Sebastian R.C. Church, Belle Vernon with Msgr. Roger A. Statnick and Rev. Edward Litavec officiating. Entombment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Carroll Twp.