John Mahar

John Mahar, 57Youngtown and former Sun City resident John Patrick Mahar died Jan. 26 at Hospice of the Valley in Peoria.Mr. Mahar was born Jan. 24, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in California and moved to the Phoenix area in the early-1990s. He and his wife lived in Sun City and recently moved to Youngtown.He served in the U.S. Army, was a member of the VFW, American Legion Post 29 and the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 2243.He is survived by his wife, Gayanne; five sisters, Lois Lingelbach, Kathleen Gibson, Peggy Buchanan, Maureen Barrett and Collen Halverson; and four brothers, Robert Mahar, Mike Mahar, Dennis Mahar and Tim Mahar.