OBIT: Frank NARET, 1995, Central City, Somerset County, PA

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  NARET

  Frank Naret, 71, Central City RD, died April 24, 1995, at Windber
  Hospital.  Born July 16, 1923, in Baker Summit.  The son of John and Frances
  (Otanicher) Naret.  Preceded in death by parents; brother, John; sisters,
  Jenny Maxwell and Mary Testa, and granddaughter, Lauren Naret.  Beloved
  husband of Mary Ann (Balya) Naret.  Death ends marriage union of 46 years. 
  Loving father of Jeffrey, married to the former Sheilah Mason, Pittsburgh; 
  Michael, married to the former Helen Paulson, Johnstown; Frank H. and Mary
  Field, Saratoga Springs,N.Y.; Richard, married to the former Kathleen Long,
  Palm Harbor, Fla.; James, married to the former Tinamarie Sesack, Central
  City, and Meri Ann, wife of Ronald Alt, Stoystown RD.  Cherished grandfather
  of J.J., Tony, Ariane, Michael, Paul, Marie, Michelle, David, Kaytlin and
  Rebecca.  Brother of Frances, Philadelphia, and Joseph, Weirton, W.Va. Also
  survived by sisters-in-law, Betty Lou and Kathleen Naret; brothers-in-law,
  Harry Trusdell and Howard Testa; mother-in-law Margaret Balya, and
  godchildren, Lynn Testa and Henry Sprock.  Frank was a graduate of Shade High
  School, Class of 1940.  He served as commander of the American Legion Post
  449. Charter member of Central City VFW Post 7547.  He also served as
  commander of the Somerset County American Legion.  He held membership in the
  10th Mountain Division Alumni Association after serving in the ski troops
  during World War II.  For 23 years Frank served on the Shade School Board, 11
  of them as president.  He was a member of the Somerset County Board of
  Education and helped with the formation of the Somerset County Vo-tech.  In
  his earlier years, Frank was a member of the Central City Chamber of
  Commerce.  He served on the Somerset County Board of Assistance and the
  Planning Commission.  He was also on the Shade-Central City Joint
  Authority.  He served as Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Council 9109
  Light of Christ in Central City.  He was a member of St. John the Baptist
  Catholic Church and a member of the Holy Name Society.  Frank was a member of
  the Somerset County Democratic Committee and served as chairman for four
  years. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Wednesday and after 2 p.m.
  Thursday at the Mulcahy Funeral Home, Central City, where brief service will
  be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, followed at 10 a.m. by Mass of Christian Burial
  at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Central City, the Rev. Msgr. I.C.
  Wadas.  Interment with full military honors will be held at the parish
  cemetery.  Knights of Columbus and the Joint Holy Name Societies will recite
  the Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and Vigil Service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at
  the funeral home.  Friends who wish to make contributions may make them to
  The Frank Naret Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Mary Ann Naret.
  
  
  Daily American  April 26, 1995