Biography

Roberta A. Yash, 59 Austintown…Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel of St. John Catholic Cemetery with Deacon Paul Lisko officiating for Roberta A. Yash, 59, of Austintown, formerly of N. Montgomery Ave. in Youngstown, who passed away June 15th. Roberta was born December 15, 1954, in Youngstown, the daughter of Martin P. and Helen E. Zentko Yash. She was a 1972 graduate of Ursuline High School. Later, Roberta went on to earn a Medical Secretary Degree from I.T.T. Technical and graduated from Sharon Regional Health System School of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse in Ohio, Nevada and New Jersey. Roberta was of the Catholic Faith. She was a member of the Retired Nurse Interest Group and the Junior League of Youngstown. Roberta leaves to cherish her memory her many cousins throughout the area. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, James Yash. The Yash family has entrusted their loved one to the care of the Wasko Funeral Home and will receive friends Wednesday morning from 9-9:30 a.m. at the cemetery chapel.