Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Havalo

Struthers - Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Havalo, 79, of Struthers, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center after becoming unexpectedly ill at home. Mrs. Havalo was born August 30, 1928 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of John and Helen Kozusko Tarajack. A 1946 graduate of Struthers High School, Mrs. Havalo worked at Youngstown Sheet and Tube in the Briar Hill office from 1946 to 1954. She was a true homemaker and loved to cook and bake. Her greatest joy in life was her husband of 57 years, sons, grandsons, and great-granddaughter. Mrs. Havalo was a member of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Struthers and the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union. She leaves her husband, John H. Havalo, whom she married August 26, 1950; two sons, John G. (Jackie) Havalo of Hubbard and Ron (Sally Zanni) Havalo of Struthers; a sister, Veronica Sveda of Austintown; two grandsons, Michael (fiancée Ricki Adams) Havalo of Austintown and Daniel Havalo of Hubbard; and a great-granddaughter, Faith Elizabeth Havalo, a daughter of Michael and Ricki. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Salata and Mary Kosco; and four brothers, George and Michael Tarajack and John and Steve Tarajcak. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. John Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers, where a prayer service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. Please visit www.beckerobits.com to send condolences.

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