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Kenneth V. Kuklar, 80, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. A son of the late Victor and Violet Redman Kuklar, he was born in Fairhope on June 5, 1932. A lifelong resident of Fairhope, Kenneth was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. He retired in 1987 from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and, after retirement, he worked in the custodial department of the Belle Vernon Area School District. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 through 1955. He served as chairman of the Washington Township Recreation Board and coached Washington Township Redskins midget league football team. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Yolanda Mattozzi Kuklar, one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Mark Ramsier of Belle Vernon, one son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth K. and Carol Ann Kuklar of Uniontown, five grandchildren, Amanda and Alicia Ramsier and Allison, Bethany and Caitlin Kuklar, one sister and brother-in-law, Vickie and David Mesar of Vestaburg, one brother and sister-in-law, William and Linn Kuklar of Gulfport, Miss., sister-in-law, Connie Vincenzes of Belle Vernon, brother-in-law, Raymond Mattozzi of Plymouth, Ind., brother-in-law and sister-in-law, William and Linda Mattozzi of Belle Vernon, and one granddog, Kringle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Forsythe, and two brothers, Robert and John Kuklar. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, http://www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com. A blessing service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rosary will be prayed in the funeral home 3 p.m. Tuesday led by members of St. Sebastian Parish.

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