February 6, 1931 - May 18, 2011: VERNA BACKOVSKI - On Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Wife of John Backovski; mother of Marianne (David) Easton, Michael (Cynthia) Backovski, Margaret (William) Wamboldt; daughter of the late Feodore and Mary Zabelin; sister of Michael Zabelin and Feodore Zabelin; loving Baba of Kara, Adrien, Andrew, Allison and Katherine; also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was a 1952 graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing. Friends received 2-8 p.m. Thursday Only at the THOMAS P. KUNSAK FUNERAL HOME, 3552 California Ave. at Davis Ave. Parastas Thursday at 7 p.m. Funeral Service on Friday 10 a.m. at St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral. Family suggests contributions to St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral or Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City. (postgazette.com)