WAYNESBURG, Ohio — Oscar Trbovich, 87, of Waynesburg, passed away suddenly June 8, 2015, at his home. He was born in Waynesburg, a son of the late Daniel and Mildred (Perich) Trbovich, and was a life resident.
Trbovich was a 1946 graduate of Waynesburg High School. He was a retired employee of the Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Co., and had been a long-time, self-employed farmer, and also owner-operator of Sandy Valley Sanitation and Ace Roll-off.
He was a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the farm bureau. He enjoyed going to tractor pulls.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister, George and Nick Trbovich, and Anne Marino.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly J. (Wells) Trbovich, with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 3, 2015; three daughters and two sons, Kathy Pontones, Anne Nixon, Bev Chiavari and Dan Trbovich and Oscar “Okie” Trbovich, Jr., all of Waynesburg; 13 grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Maxwell and Millie Sickafoose, all of Waynesburg, and Helen Hahn, of New Philadelphia; and one brother, Sam Trbovich, of Wayneburg.
Services were held June 13 at the Finefrock-Gordon Funeral Home in Magnolia with Fr. Aleksa Pavichevich officiating. Interment in the Sandy Valley Cemetery.
Contributions in Trbovich’s memory may be made to Quad Ambulance District, P.O. Box 33, Waynesburg, OH 44688, or Mohawk Valley Joint Fire District, 8285 Waynesburg Drive SE, Waynesburg, OH 44688.
Condolences may be sent to: www.gordonfuneralhomes.com
