Chester Guz
May 13, 1933 ~ January 16, 2008
Chester Guz, 74, of Weirton died Wednesday January 16, 2008, at the Trinity Medical Center West, in Steubenville, OH.
Chester was born on May 13, 1933 in Weirton, WV, a son of the late Thomas and Marianna Baran Guz. He was also preceded in death by his four brothers, John, Frank, Edward, and Andrew; his two sisters, Virginia Najdecki and Eleanor Flowers.
Chester retired from Weirton Steel after 41-1/2 years of service, where he was an electrical foreman in the tin mill. He served his country in the United States Navy, during the Korean War. Chester enjoyed antique cars, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the NRA, and was a supporter of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Tennant Guz, whom he married on June 27, 1953; his two sons, Glenn Guz, Michael and Savannah Guz all of Weirton; his two daughters, Joy and Jay Householder of Calcutta, OH and Cindy and Bill Blake of New Cumberland, WV; his five sisters, Anna Salanci of Steubenville, OH, Mary Roberts, Julia Nogay, Genevieve Dobies , Sophie and George Slanchik all of Weirton; his five granddaughters, Elizabeth and Ruben Murphy, Meghan Guz, Amanda and Ben Frazier, Emily and Sarah Housholder. Chester is also survived by his loving companion Boo Boo.
Visitation will be 2-4 & 7-9 PM Friday, at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street Weirton, where funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Saturday.
Rev. Patty Bucey Beagle will preside.
Interment will follow, at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton.
Share tributes and memories with his family at www.grecohertnick.com
Funeral Home:
Greco Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV
US 26062
Thank You, Chester for being a wonderful, giving father-in-law and for helping to raise such an amazing son. We will miss you beyond anything that can be put into words.
Cindy and family, You have my deepest sympathy for your loss. May God be with you in this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Gilda
Dear Michael Guz, May the Heavenly Father comfort you regarding the loss of your earthly father.
It is with much sadness I have learned of Mr. Guz’s passing. I had the privilege of meeting him for the first time at Mike and Savannah’s wedding. I have worked with Mike and thought highly of him for years. Meeting his family only confirmed what I thought ‘that Mike had come from great parents’. My deepest sympathy to Mrs. Guz and family. Sincerely, Betty Paulis
Dear Cindy, Billy and family, We were very sad to hear of your Dads passing. We both know how many trials our parents have gone through in their “golden years.” Please know that our thoughts and prayers have been with you and are with you now. We love you guys! Love, Bob and Terri
Mike, Our condolences on your loss. Sorry that we will not be able to make it to the Viewing or Funeral. Jim
Shirley and family, We are so very sorry to hear of your loss. If you need anything at all, please feel free to call, we are only a little way up the road. Love, The Hawkins’ and Shenton’s
Shirley and family, We are so very sorry to hear of your loss. If you need anything at all, please feel free to call, we are only a little way up the road. Love, The Hawkins’ and Shenton’s
Dear Shirley, I am so sorry about your lost, the world will miss a very kind and gentle person and never will be the same. Love, Wilma
Michael, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Denise
Mike: I was very sorry to hear about your loss. I’m sure this is a tough time for you and your family. Please accept our deepest sympathies. Mike Lund and Family
Cindy, Billy and family, We were very sad to hear about your Dad. We all know how many trials our parents have gone through in their “golden years.” Please know that our thoughts and prayers have been with you in the past and will continue through this sad time. We love you guys! Love, Bob and Terri
Shirley, so sorry to hear of Chester’s passing. You have our depest sympathy, and we will keep you in our prayers. We were looking forward to seeing you both and this years class reunion.
Shirley, Marvin and I are so very sorry for the loss of your wonderful Chester. He was a rare man, sensitive, kind, loving, generous and very welcoming when we spent Sundays with the Guz family. Marvin commented more than once on Chester’s keen intelligence and his interest in the outer world despite his serious health problems. He was not once self pitying. We will miss his gentle spirit, but, fortunately for us, Chester passed his finest traits on to our son-in-law, Michael. Stay strong my friend. You are in our thoughts. Carol
Dear Mrs. Guz and Family, I deeply regret your loss. Chester was a dear friend. We had many discusions about our home lives on the fantail (rear deck) of the U.S.S. Knapp. Chester’s longing to be home with his new wife and his unwavering love was always the center of all our discussions. Again, Shirley, I feel I know you personally because of Chester’s constant and persistant recall of your life together. I appreciate Mike’s call to notify me about Chester. I am so grateful for the recent phone conversation I had with Guz. Because of my treatments for cancer I will be unable to travel and attend Chester’s memorial. My wife and I are praying for you. Sincerely, Paul& Charlotte Miller
You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Jane Lee
Mike: I was so sorry to hear of your loss. Just know that I am thinking of you at this time. Kathi Eastham (Mark)
Dear Shirley. We were so sorry to learn about Chester. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. We will miss him, too. Harry and Mary Ann Chorpenning Sun City West, AZ
Mike, I am very sad to hear of the loss that you and your family are experiencing. May God bless your father. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. My condolences go out to everyone. Rick
To the Guz Family We extend our sincere sympathy to all of you in the death of Chester, father, brother and Uncle to all of you. May you all feel the Lord’s presence during this grieving time. Sincerely, Stan & Fran Sagan
Shirely, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I will always have fond memories of the gatherings we had at your home. God Bless. Amy
Dear Shirley, I’m so sorry that Chester is gone, but the minister is right; he’s okay now..I like to think that he’s hanging out with Dad! We’ll see them again and be happy together once more..Love, Diana
The Guz Family, May the days get brighter while you reflect on the wonderful times you had together as a family. My heart goes out to you all. Take care.