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- Weirton Daily Times
July 30, 2011
Following a hard fought battle with congestive heart failure, MAINE, Julia Irma (Nagy), 81, of Weirton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Weirton Medical Center.
Born May 7, 1930, in Crescent, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Paul Nagy Sr. and Julianna Kovach Nagy.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John William Maine; brothers, Paul Jr., Ernest, and Franklin Joseph Nagy; sisters, Bertha Kanotz, and Margaret Albert.
With over 35 years of service as a registered nurse/critical care, Julia retired from Weirton Medical Center. She was proud of being one of the original nursing staff that opened the Weirton General Hospital, and Weirton Medical Center, as well as one of the area's first Life Flight nurses.
As a member of the Cove United Presbyterian Church, she served the congregation as a Sunday school teacher, a deacon, and an elder. For many years, Julia held office in the Weirton Community Radio Watch. Touching the lives of the community's youth, Julia was actively involved with her family in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, the Loretta B. Millsop Council of Campfire Girls, and the Weir High Band, where she served as president and band nurse.
Julia is survived by her lovingly devoted children: Paul Lewis Maine and wife, Deana Maine of Weirton and John Michael Maine and wife, Florence Lynn Maine of Eustis, Fla.; her daughters, Judi L. VanHorn and Nancy L. Sciaraffa of Houston, Texas and Charlene M. Sayre and husband Dennis A. Sayre of Chesapeake, W.Va.; and three granddaughters, Lisa Renee. Sayre, Dana Nicole Sayre and Jenna Jo Maine; brother Steve (Mary) Nagy Sr. of Belmont, Ohio; and sisters, Charlotte (Steve) Kovacs of Alledonia, Ohio, and Elizabeth Bodollo, North Lawrence, Ohio.
Friends and family will be received Saturday from 6-8 p.m., and Sunday 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton. Funeral services will be celebrated 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 1 at the funeral home.
The Rev. Dr. Ed Rudiger will officiate. Interment will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Weirton.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations to Cove United Presbyterian Church and the American Heart Association.
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