Howard Wolkowicz, 64 of Monongahela has passed to do Hagbah for Hashem (Torah Lifter), which he did for many years at Temple Beth Am in Monessen. He was born September 29, 1956 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Hermann and Lillian Weiss Wolkowicz.

Howard was a man who wore many hats. The most important being a good son, brother and friend to everyone.

Howard was a 1974 Ringgold High School graduate, an US Army reserve veteran, a weight master, gold courier and Chef Tiny. He was also past president of the Arroas Haymakers Club in New Eagle. He was devoted to his family and friends. His favorite pastimes were gardening and watching the barges on the Mon with his sister. If Howard told you a story as strange as it sounds, it was true. If he told you about thirty two dozen of chocolate chips, it was true. If he told you about Marta hitting a horse he was on at Kennywood, it was true. If he told you about eating twenty two steaks, four chicken breasts, two baked potatoes, two salads and two deserts, it was true. Howard came into this life larger than life. He had an appetite for life, good food, and family.

Howard is survived by his sister, Marta Wolkowicz-Brant, his girlfriend Alberta; friend, William E. Carson; and many friends and relatives he leaves behind.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step mother, Miriam Wolkowicz.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 W. Main Street, Monongahela. Burial will follow in the Ohav Shalom Cemetery, Carroll Township.

In order to be compliant with our state guidelines concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, masks MUST be worn and social distancing maintained.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com