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Archpriest Theodore Soroka, 89, of Miami, Fla., fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A son of Theodore and Irene Pawlack Soroka, he was born on Sept. 22, 1922, in Belle Vernon. Father Theodore was a graduate of St. Tikhon's Seminary, South Canaan. On July 21, 1957, he married the former Sophia Hubiak, daughter of Archpriest Afanasy and Susan Wanchisen Hubiak. He was ordained to the diaconate by His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri [Magan] of Philadelphia, on Aug. 31, 1957, and to the priesthood the following day. He served St. John the Baptist Church, Blacklick, Pa.; Saint John Chrysostom Church, Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Holy Transfiguration Church, Steubenville, Ohio. In 1964, he was assigned pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Church, Miami, Fla., which he served until his retirement from active ministry in 1995. In retirement, he remained attached to Saints Peter and Paul Church. Survivors include his wife, Matushka Sophia; sisters, Augustine Soroka, of Belle Vernon, Stevanna Lis, of Aliquippa, Helen (Bill) Evansky, of Forest Hills, Vera (Tony) Trona, of Canonsburg, and Martha (Ron) Zeli, of Belle Vernon; loving nieces and nephews; and caretaker, friend, Karen Tkacz. Family and friends will be received from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Belle Vernon. The funeral service for a priest will be celebrated on Thursday at 10 a.m. in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church with Bishop Melchisedek and Rev. Samuel Smolcic presiding. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, is handling arrangements. (724) 929-5300, www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com. On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. a Panikhida service will be held in the church. The family kindly requests no flowers be sent.
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