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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Herbert "Joel" Rach
Herbert "Joel"
Rach
Nov 25, 1931 — Sep 6, 2016
Herbert "Joel" Rach's Obituary
Herbert Joseph "Joel" Rach, 84, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in his home. He was born November 25, 1931 in Pittsburgh, the son of Ferdinand and Madeline Klaus Rach.
For countless years, Joel worked at the family owned business, Rox Furniture Store in Charleroi until its closing in 1996. He was a US Army veteran who served during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany from 1951 to 1953. Joel was a member of St. Damien of Molokai Church in Monongahela and enjoyed spending his time at the lake in Deep Creek, Maryland.
He is survived by six children: Joel F. Rach, MD of Monongahela, Karen Boretsky, MD and husband Bob Boretsky, MD of Pittsburgh, Linda Smida of Monongahela, Nancy and husband Greg Lentz of Cleveland, Ohio, Dennis Rach of Monongahela, Brian and wife Jimmie Rach of Peters Township; thirteen grandchildren; three great grandchildren; three brothers, Ferdinand and wife Janis Rach, and Leo Rach, all of Charleroi, John and his wife Judy Rach of Somerset; two sisters, Madeline and husband Dennis Fielding and Mary Rach, all of Florida.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene Louise Dietz Rach who died Nov. 14, 2011.
Friends will be received on Friday, September 9, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 9:30 am in the funeral home, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10:00 am in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Committal service and interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
For countless years, Joel worked at the family owned business, Rox Furniture Store in Charleroi until its closing in 1996. He was a US Army veteran who served during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany from 1951 to 1953. Joel was a member of St. Damien of Molokai Church in Monongahela and enjoyed spending his time at the lake in Deep Creek, Maryland.
He is survived by six children: Joel F. Rach, MD of Monongahela, Karen Boretsky, MD and husband Bob Boretsky, MD of Pittsburgh, Linda Smida of Monongahela, Nancy and husband Greg Lentz of Cleveland, Ohio, Dennis Rach of Monongahela, Brian and wife Jimmie Rach of Peters Township; thirteen grandchildren; three great grandchildren; three brothers, Ferdinand and wife Janis Rach, and Leo Rach, all of Charleroi, John and his wife Judy Rach of Somerset; two sisters, Madeline and husband Dennis Fielding and Mary Rach, all of Florida.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene Louise Dietz Rach who died Nov. 14, 2011.
Friends will be received on Friday, September 9, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 9:30 am in the funeral home, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10:00 am in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Committal service and interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
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Funeral Services for Herbert "Joel" Rach
Mass of Christian Burial
September
10
Saturday
St. Damien of Molokai Parish
Starts at 10:00 am
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