KUCHINIC EDWARD J. Age 69, of Venetia, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at his home. He was born May 11, 1945, in New Eagle, a son of the late Louis and Anna Petros Kuchinic. Mr. Kuchinic retired as a foreman at the former Consol Coal Company's Mathies Mine in Eighty-Four. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Finleyville, American Legion Post 613 in Finleyville, and V.F.W. Post 764 in McMurray. Mr. Kuchinic enjoyed hunting, cooking, traveling, Doo Wop music, and was a Corvette enthusiast and owner his adult life. Surviving are his wife, Cathy Mirt Kuchinic; two sons, Colin Kuchinic of Bartlesville, OK and Edward Jay Kuchinic of Venetia; a brother, Thomas Kuchinic of Upper St. Clair; mother-in-law, Patricia Mirt of Bethel Park; four brothers-in-law, Raymond (Kathy), Joe (Debra), Chuck (Lynda), and Jim (Bobbie) Mirt; a sister-in law, Rosemary Kuchinic; two special lifelong friends, Harry Barnes and Norman Kenny; many nieces and nephews; and his two dogs, Sassy and Chase. Deceased, in addition to his parents, are three brothers, Louis, Jr., Robert, and Jay Kuchinic. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at KEGEL FUNERAL HOME, INC., Tim P. Kegel, supervisor, 3560 Washington Avenue, in Finleyville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:15 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2014, at St. Francis Church, Finleyville, with Reverend Robert Boyle as celebrant. Private interment in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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