Obituary of John Nicholas Pavick

John N. Pavick, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday January 6, 2024 at Independence Health System – Frick Hospital.  John was born December 9, 1929 in Hecla to the late John and Mary Varholla Pavick Sr.

John went to the service in August 1951 and was a United States Army Paratrooper Airborne II during the Korean War.  While in the service he met a girl named Margot and they got married.  They lived for 8 years in Turkey while he worked as a contractor for the United States Air Force.  Then they moved to California and John retired from Levitz Furniture after 26 years. 

John is survived by his loving family, his siter-in-law, Barbara Pavick; his niece; 6 nephews; and his special caregiver, Mitzie Kimmel.  John was preceded in death by his father in 1947; his mother in 1995; his wife Margot Habarich Pavick; his sisters, Margaret Goughan and Elizabeth Varasko; and by his brother, Michael Pavick.

Family and friends will be received on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 & 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Galone-Caruso Funeral Home Inc, 204 Eagle St., Mt. Pleasant.  A Panachida will be held in the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Divine Liturgy at St. John Byzantine Catholic Church, 525 Porter Ave., Scottdale at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Oleh Seremchuk, Celebrant.  Interment with military honors accorded by American Legion Post 446 of Mt. Pleasant will take place at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Trauger.  To offer an online condolence please visit our website at www.galone-carusofuneralhome.com