Martin Lee Plunkett

Martin Lee Plunkett, 53, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020.

The son of George and Mary M. (Borlie) Plunkett, he was born August 7, 1966 in Johnstown, PA.

Marty was a member of SS Simon & Jude Roman Catholic Church.

He graduated from Blairsville High School and received his associate degree in engineering from Penn State.

He was employed by A.C. Miller Concrete, Blairsville, and previously worked for John McDermott Construction, Blairsville, Mihalko’s General Contracting, Johnstown, George J. Bush Kitchen Center, Derry, and worked specialty jobs in the Carpenters Union.

Marty spent a lot of his time with his extended family, at the Vena Family Farm, Johnstown, but the most important part of his life was his family.

Surviving are his parents, George and Mary Plunkett of Blairsville; his son, Zachary Plunkett of Blairsville; two brothers, Dale John Plunkett of Cincinnati, OH and John W. Plunkett (Patricia) of Colfax, NC; a sister, Barbara M. Boz of Pleasant Ridge, MI and aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, John and Mary Borlie and paternal grandparents, William and Marie Plunkett.

A private visitation will be held at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA.  A public funeral Mass will be celebrated in The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, 321 St. Mary St., Loretto, PA on Friday at 12:00 Noon with Rev. Fr. John Davis Byrnes celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Michael Cemetery, Loretto, PA.