MANVILLE John Drost died Tuesday, April 9, at home. He was 73.
He was born in Milnesville, Pa., and moved to Manville in 1951.
Mr. Drost was employed at Johns-Manville Corp. for 34 years and was captain of the Johns-Manville Baseball Team. After retiring from Johns- Manville, he was employed by Somerset County for seven years.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
He was a member of the Manville Civil Defense Police Reserve.
He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Hillsborough, a member of it’s Leisure Club, Holy Name Society, Choir and the bowling team; and worked at St. Mary’s Byzantine Church bingo on Wednesday and Saturdays.
He is predeceased by his mother Mary (Evancho) Drozda, father Cyril Michael Drozda; and three sisters, Mary Hall, Helen Ledgeski and Anna Dusick.
Survivors include his wife, Martha (Havrilla) Drost; three daughters, Mary Annette Strenko of Manville, Lisa Miller of Bridgewater and Michele Fry of Manville; a son, John Drost of Manville; five grandchildren; one great- grandchild; two sisters, Margaret Benyo of Hazelton, Pa., and Irene Weber of Pittsburgh, Pa; two brothers, George of Milnesville and Michael of Hazelton.
Funeral services were conducted April 11, at Bongiovi Funeral Home, Raritan, followed by a funeral liturgy in Saint Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough.
Donations may be sent to St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church Building Fund, 1900 Brooks Boulevard, Hillsborough 08844.
