Michael J. Yancich

August 30, 1927 - July 4, 2020

Michael J. Yancich, 92, of Dilliner, Pa., passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home, following an illness of several months. Born Aug. 30, 1927 in Masontown, Pa., he was a son of the late Nick and Mary (Prete) Yancich. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served honorably in the Pacific Theater of operations during WWII. Over the years, Mike worked at Shannopin Mine in Bobtown for nine years, operated a restaurant and bar in Auburn, Ohio, and was employed as a toolmaker for General Motors in Michigan. After retiring, he moved back to his family and his roots in Greene County. His wife, Marian (Novak) Yancich, passed away in 1998. Also deceased are two sisters, Delores Palmer in 2006, and Rena Yancich in infancy. Mike is survived by two brothers, Richard Yancich, with whom he made his home in Dilliner, and Alex and Delores Yancich of Ellicott City, MD, an uncle, Orlando Prete of Dilliner; one aunt, Doris Lewandowski, of Warren, Michigan; and by several nieces and nephews and their families. Friends are invited to join the family for a Memorial Mass at the St. Ignatius Worship Site of St. Matthias Parish in Bobtown on Saturday, July 11.2020 at 11:00 AM. Military honors will be accorded following the Mass by the Point Marion Veterans Posts. Interment will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Pa.