Michael J. Tomasura, 83, 423 Wishaw Road, Reynoldsville, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Christ the King Manor.
Born Dec. 1, 1928, in Edwardsville, he was a son of the late Paul Tomasura Sr. and Anna Dudich Tomasura.
He was married to Madelyn A. Vizza Tomasura Sept. 1, 1962, in Reynoldsville. She survives.
He was a 1946 graduate of Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville and a 1957 graduate of the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey.
He retired as a Pennsylvania state police corporal from Troop F, Emporium, in 1988 after 32 years of service.
He was a Korean War veteran, having served as an Air Force Staff Sergeant.
He was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church of Reynoldsville and the Rosary Society. He was also a member of the Blue Army, the Knights of Columbus No. 935, the American Legion Post No. 392, the Retired State Police and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 49. He was also a hospital volunteer.
He is survived by one daughter, Marie Toni Madden of Craneville; one grandson, Devon (Pat Roche) Madden of Jamestown, N.Y.; two granddaughters, Corinne and Sydney Madden of Cransville; and one great-grandson, Michael.
He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Tomasura Jr.; two brothers, Paul Jr. and John Tomasura; and two sisters, Wilma Tomasura and Mary Angelovich.
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Bernard P. Snyder Funeral Home of Reynoldsville. The Rosary will be prayed at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Catholic Church, Reynoldsville, with the Rev. Fr. Richard Allen and the Rev. Msgr. Joseph Bobal as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Reynoldsville.
Memorial donations can be made to the Hahne Cancer Center, or DRMC ICU P.O. Box 447, DuBois, Pa, 15801 or Christ the King Manor, 1100 W. Long Ave., DuBois, Pa., 15801.
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