Paul Korsh of Holy Spirit parish passes away

Paul Korsh of Farmington, who attended Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Monongah, passed away Sunday, September 25.

Paul Korsh

June 06, 1929 - September 25, 2016

Paul Korsh, 87, of Farmington, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 6, 1929 at No. 9, a son of the late Charles and Justina Yakovich Korsh.

Paul was a 1950 graduate of Farmington High School. He was a coal miner, having retired from Consolidated Coal Co.’s Loveridge Mine with 41 years in the mining industry. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Monongah

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Brooks Korsh, whom he married July 1, 1953; a son: Paul Joseph Korsh and wife Mindy, of Farmington; a grandson: Cooper Joseph Korsh; several nieces, nephews and extended family members. Paul was the last surviving member of his immediate family, having also been preceded in death by 9 siblings.

Friends may call at the Hutson Funeral Home in Farmington on Wednesday, September 28, from 2-8 p.m. where funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday with Rev. Father S.A. Arokiadass officiating. Cremation will follow and inurnment will be at a later date in the Grandview Memorial Gardens. Memorial Donations may be made to Hospice Care, 1406 Country Club Road, Fairmont, WV 26554.