Joseph "Ohy" A. Ference

Joseph A. "Ohy" Ference, age 90 of Clairton, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 in Riverside Nursing Center, McKeesport.  Born July 3, 1933 in Clairton, he was a son of the late John and Anna (Bartos) Ference.  A US Army Veteran, a retired yardman for Fagen's Lumber in Verona who also worked as a foreman at Busy Beaver, and a member of Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish - St. Clare of Assisi Church, Clairton, Joseph was preceded in death by his wife, the late Alberta (Buchina) Ference, who passed away in 1993.  He is survived by his sons Kenneth (Patricia) Ference of Bellevue, James (Amy) Ference of Clairton, and Alex (the late Alison) Ference of Alabama; his grandchildren Steven (Julie) Ference, Kristen (Gary) Smith, Alexis Nicole (Gage) Rollo, and Zachary, Brayden, and Carly Ference; his great-grandchildren Austin, J.J., Olivia, Jacob, and Gage, Jr.; his siblings Edward Ference of Elizabeth, Susan Sholl of Baltimore, MD, Rita Tripoli of West Mifflin, Natalie Ference of Butler, and Mike (Teri) Ference of Phoenix, AZ; his ex-daughter-in-law Cindy Culbersome; and also nieces and nephews.  Besides his parents and wife, Joseph was preceded in death by his brother John "Zack" Ference; and sister Mary Elizabeth Ference.  No visitation services for Joseph are planned.  Friends and family are invited to a graveside service on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10 AM in Ascension Cemetery, Clairton.  Arrangements by the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton.  

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