Nicholas Louis Yurkovich

Nicholas Louis Yurkovich, 79, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, in The Washington Hospital. He was born November 25, 1928, in Washington, a son of Louis and Cecilia Girdish Yurkovich. Mr. Yurkovich served in the Marine Corps. from February 27, 1946, until his honorable discharge on December 11, 1947. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion. For 20 years, he worked as a coal miner at Mathies Mine. Mr. Yurkovich enjoyed hunting, building houses, and spending time at the Sunset Auto Garage. Surviving are his wife, Regina Veronica Bobik Yurkovich; three sons, Nicholas Yurkovich, Jr., Rudy (Phyllis) Yurkovich, and Marko L. Yurkovich; three daughters, Cecilia (Donald) Greene, Darlene (Edward) Sheppard and Nicolette (Brett) Shriver; one sister, Dorothy Schiller; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Deceased are a daughter, Joyce Clemens; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Yurkovich; and a brother, Louis Yurkovich. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2008. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, Texas 75244.