Richard Sollosi

Richard A. Sollosi

            Richard A. Sollosi, 66, of Finleyville went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

            He was born February 4, 1952 in New Eagle; a son of Thomas and Ruth Clark Sollosi of New Eagle.      

Mr. Sollosi was a 1970 graduate of Monongahela High School; 1993 graduate of Community College of Allegheny County and in 2009 completed a counseling program from the Institute of Nouthetic Studies

            He served in Company C. 110^th Inf. 42^nd Battalion of the PA National Guard during the Vietnam era from 1971 to 1977 from which he received an honorable discharge.

            Mr. Sollosi was a retired UNMA coal miner from the former Mathias Coal Mine and as a Counselor from Mercy Behavioral Health Unit in 2005.

He was a member of Riverview Baptist Church in New Eagle and a founder of the Finleyville Soccer Association where he coached youth soccer in the 1980’s.

            On September 2, 1971 he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Wagner Sollosi who passed away November 18, 2011. Also deceased are his maternal grandparents Tom and Bessie Overly Clark; paternal grandparents Tamas and Margarit Szollosi; mother and father in law Harold and Loretta Wagner and brother in law William and James Wagner.

            Surviving in addition to his parents are two sons, James Sollosi (Jenni) of Acme and Gary Sollosi (Kristi) of Ypsilanti, MI; two brothers, Dr. Tom R.  Sollosi (Linda) of Glenville, GA and Ronald Sollosi of New Eagle; two sisters, Marilyn Ricci (Marcello) and Shari Necciai (Kevin), both of Monongahela; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Walter and Nancy Wietrzykowski of Finleyville; six grandchildren, Grace, Rick, Rhema Lainey, Fallyn and Katherine; close friend Chris Lombardo and many nieces and nephews and cousins.

             Friends will be received from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Kegel Funeral Home, Inc., Tim P. Kegel, supervisor, David P. Kegel director, 3560 Washington Avenue, Finleyville. Services will be held Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Riverview Baptist Church in New Eagle. Everyone please meet at the Church   Private interment will follow in Finleyville Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Riverview Baptist Church 405 Main Street, New Eagle, PA 15067.

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