Jan Wayne Sallaz

Jan W. Sallaz, 74, of Cortland, entered peacefully into eternal life on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 12:25 a.m. at Vibra Hospital in Warren.

He was born Saturday, September 29, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona the son of the late Wayne and Dixie Maddux Sallaz.

A 1963 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Jan enlisted with the Marine Corps and served his country abroad during the Vietnam War as an Engineer Equipment Mechanic.  For his service to his country he was awarded the M-14 Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with one-star, Good Conduct Medal 1^st Award, and Air Medal-6^th Award with Silver Star.  As a testimony for his bravery and service he was awarded an honorable discharge on June 30, 1967 with the rank of Sergeant.

After his service to his country, Jan worked before retiring in 2003 from Packard Electric where he was very active as a union leader.

He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 1090 in Warren and the DAV Trumbull County Chapter #11.  Jan enjoyed meeting regularly for coffee with his VA friends, vacationing to Marco Island, Florida; camping, fishing; and was a strong supporter of the Cleveland Browns and Indians.

Fond memories of Jan will always be remembered by his wife of 10 years the former Gail E. Meenachan whom he married on December 29, 2009; two children Dr. Jeffrey (Noelle) Sallaz of Tucson, Arizona and Julie (Steve) Kurtz of Cortland; two step-sons Jay (Dr. Kelly) Tomasic of Berlin Center and Paul Tomasic of Berlin Center and a step-daughter Tiffany (Peter) Kramer of Girard.  Jan is also survived by his five sisters Sue (Ken) Zucco of Warren, Ruth (Ron) Frye of Cortland, Gail (Sam) Trina of Howland, Brenda (Joe) Wilson of Cortland and Karen Chalas of Vienna; grandchildren Theodore Sallaz and Ryan and Mallory Kurtz, Joshua, Alex and Anna Kramer and Zachary, Logan, Olivia and Ava Tomasic.

Besides his parents, Jan was preceded in death by his brother-in-law Alberto Chalas; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law Donald and Dorothy Meenachan.

Family will receive friends on Thursday, February 20, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service in the Staton-Borowski Funeral Home.

A Funeral Service will take place on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12 Noon in the funeral home.  Burial with full military honors provided by the great men of the Trumbull County Honor Guard American Legion Post 540 will follow in Southington Reformed Cemetery in Southington.

The family requests that memorial contributions take the form of donations in Jan’s name to the VFW Post 1090, 611 High St. NE, Warren, Ohio 44483 or to DAV Chapter 11, 2044 Youngstown Road SE, Warren, Ohio 44484.

The Family with like to thank Jan’s best friends Gary Guteilus and Cousin Clyde Sallaz for all their help and love.

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