John Yuhas, 99, US Steel Retiree

Mr. Yuhas was born April 20, 1907 in Lorain and had been a life-long resident of the city.

John was employed as a general foreman in the Lorain-Cuyahoga Works of the United States Steel Corporation in the Blast Furnace Division. He retired in 1965 after a career that spanned forty-two years with the steel producer.

Mr. Yuhas was a member of the Lorain Senior Fellowship as well as the U.S. Steel Management Club. He was an avid reader who had a special interest in books pertaining to gardening and landscaping. He was also an accomplished oil painter who specialized in mountain scenes and seascapes. Additional interests included inter-continental travel, league bowling, and taking trips via automobile.

Survivors include his daughter Joni Septaric of Lorain, 2 step-sons, four grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Jane (nee Novak), by his second wife Lillian Southard-Yuhas, by brothers Mike Yuhas and William Yuhas, and by a sister Mary Blazina.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel – 3224 Broadway – Lorain. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 AM in the funeral chapel with the Reverend Ralph Krupp, deacon of the Catholic Church of St. Peter in Lorain, officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery – Lorain.

Memorial conributions in John's name may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.