Willis M. Androlia Obituary (1927

Willis M. Androlia, 86, of Big Beaver, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Heritage Valley Beaver under the care of Good Samaritan Hospice. Born March 10, 1927 in Burnstown, PA, he was the son of the late William and Olive McCaslin Androlia Joy. He was a member of St. Monica Parish, Darlington and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran having served during World War II. He had been a very active member of the Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Company for 55 years, where he had been a firefighter, a line officer, and the Fire - Police organization. He was currently a councilman for the Borough of Big Beaver, and had served in that capacity for over 20 years. He had overseen the Road Department in the borough for many years. He loved helping people, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had retired from the former Babcock & Wilcox Tubular Products Company in both the Steel Mill Department and Special Metals Department where he had been a furnace operator. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Dr. Alex Pizarro, two brothers, William and Louis Androlia, and a sister Elizabeth. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Patricia J. Arthur Androlia, four children and their spouses, Dale and Linda Androlia, Emporium, PA, Linda Pizarro, Port Charlotte, FL, Jeff and Rhonda Androlia, Big Beaver, Greg and Kimberly Androlia, Big Beaver, 8 grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer and Bob Druzisky, Dale, Jr. and Emily Androlia, Christopher Androlia and Shawna Sullivan, Belinda and Adam Campbell, Heidi Androlia, Nicole Androlia, Kelsey Androlia, and Kayla Androlia, and 5 great-grandchildren, Heather and Mike Sommers, Sarah Jaine Androlia, Sarah Kathryn Androlia, Hunter Androlia and Easton Androlia. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com., 3801-Fourth Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls, where prayers will be recited on Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Monica Parish in Darlington. The Rev. Father Kim Schreck will be the celebrant. Interment will follow in Grandview Cemetery, Big Beaver. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, 621 Friendship Road, Darlington, PA 16115. The Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Department will conduct a prayer service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home.