Obituary of Joseph Paronish

GREEN Joseph Paronish, 81, went home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2010. Born in Watkins, PA on December 13, 1928, Joe had been a resident of Green since 1957. He was a member of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church. Joseph worked for over 34 years as a tire builder for General Tire, retiring in 1985. He also served his country as a veteran of the US Army during WWII and was a member of the Ukrainian War Veterans of America. Joe was preceded in death by his parents Wasco and Catherine; brothers John and Frank and sister Pauline. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Magdalene; sons and daughters-in-law Paul and Candace of Beverly, OH and Joseph Jr. and April of Fairfield, IN; daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Bruce Palmer of Canal Fulton; grandchildren Morgan and Matthew Paronish and sisters Ann Schrenkel of Manchester and Irene Rieger of Barnesboro, PA. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 11:00 am at the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church on Brown St. in Akron. Memorial donations may be made to the church at 1866 Brown St. Akron, OH 44301. (Anthony Funeral Homes 330.724.1281, anthonyfh.com)