Anthony F. Ferragine
retired funeral director and owner, Anthony Ferragine Funeral Home, Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, died November 11, 2020, at age 94. Ferragine was a graduate of Eckles College of Mortuary Science, which he attended after his discharge from the U.S. Navy after World War II. He served his apprenticeship at King Funeral Home in Ridgway and then worked for Ubel’s in Johnsonburg for many years as a funeral director, carpet layer, furniture store worker and delivery man. In 1962, Ferragine opened Anthony F. Ferragine Funeral Home and was active until this summer, attending a continuing education course in June. He was one of the oldest active licensed funeral directors in the state of Pennsylvania.
Ferragine was a life member of the Johnsonburg Elks, the Elk County Planning Commission and Elk County Children and Youth. He was also in the Yellow Jackets and Diplomats Drum and Bugle Corps. He is survived by wife Veronica; children Gemma, Frank and Veronica; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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