Brooks Funeral Homes, Inc.

Samuel Joseph Zelenske, 83, of Jones Mills, passed away Wed. July 21, 2010 in the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born March 19, 1927 in Donegal a son of the late Alex and Helen Burdza Zelenske. Sam was a lifelong resident of the Jones Mills area. He was a graduate of the former Ramsay High School in Mt. Pleasant with the class of 1945. Prior to his retirement Sam was a Truck driver for various companies in the area. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and had served during WW II. Sam was a member of St. Raymond of the Mountain R.C. Church in Donegal.
Sam will be sadly missed but fondly remembered by his loving family, his children Stephen Zelenske and wife Joyce of Somerset, Karen McIntyre and husband John of Savannah, TN., Pam Ridenour and husband Bruce of Norvelt, and Judy Marinchak of United, his grandchildren Heidi McIntyre-Wilkinson, Alex, Blaize, and Cydney Marinchak, and Joel Zelenske, his great grandson Connor Wilkinson, his sisters Lorraine DePalma and husband Patsy of Mt. Pleasant and Janet Coppolino and husband Joe of Saginaw, MI., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents Sam was predeceased by his wife Jean Maxine Geary Zelenske in 1995 and a brother Raymond Zelenske.
Family and friends will be received Fri. from 2-9 PM in the Clyde Brooks Funeral Home Inc, at the corner of route 711 and 146 Municipal Building Rd., Melcroft. A Funeral Mass will be held Sat. at 10: 00 AM in St. Raymond of the Mountain R.C. Church, Donegal, with Rev Anthony Ditto as celebrant. A committal service and interment will follow in the St. Raymond's Cemetery, Saltlick Twp. To sign the on line guest registry please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com