Albert Borza

Albert A. Borza passed away on October 6, 2012 of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia at age 87. He was born in Greensburg, PA to William A. Borza and Katherine Bishop Borza. His father worked in the coal mines and Al was raised in coal mining communities in Western PA. Al graduated from Cecil High School in 1943. He was inducted into the Army Air Force in 1943. During basic training, he spent six months at the University of Pittsburgh studying to become a pilot but was washed out because of vision requirements. After basic training, he was sent to Natal, Brazil as a high speed radio operator with the 155th Army Airway Communications and remained there until his discharge in 1946. He attended Penn Commercial College in Washington, PA for a year and started to work for Pennsylvania Transformer in Canonsburg, PA. He was laid off and then started his career with the Kroger Company in the Pittsburgh area. He worked for Kroger’s for 37 years primarily in management and then lastly with the Food Gallery for four years, retiring in 1988. Al loved to dance. He met the love of his life, Alice at a local dance and two years later they were married in 1950. They celebrated 62 years together on August 26, 2012. They raised their three children in Pittsburgh, PA. Al enjoyed taking family vacations at Myrtle Beach, SC, and Camping in Pennsylvania mountains. Al had a fairly large extended family and his relationships with family were strong and important. He always took the time to maintain these relationships with phone calls, visits and hugs. At age 65, Al retired to Little River, SC. He and Alice lived there for 17 years. He golfed year round, as many days as he could. The couple often traveled to visit their children and families, extended family, the three day polka festival in Enon Valley and Pittsburgh Steeler home games. He is survived by his beloved wife, Alice; his children and their spouse, Greg and Debra of Lowell, IN; Mary Kay and Joel Ewing of Corvallis; Richard and Edith of Glenshaw, PA; grandchildren Nicholas, Emily, Max and William Borza and Mike and Audrey Ewing; his sisters Elizabeth Strnisa and Delores McQuaid and her husband David of Cannonsburg, PA; brother William Borza and his wife Inge of Lincoln, CA; his Uncle Marty Borza and Aunt Catherine Carota, of Latrobe, PA; two sisters in law Mary Guidos and Dorothy Coughenour; brother in law and his wife Frank and Verna Guzel; numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial mass will take place at 11:00 am, Thursday October 18th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Corvallis followed by inurnment at 2:00 pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Upper Social Hall Renovation Project.

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Albert Borza

February 28, 1925 - October 6, 2012