Edward J. Dukovich, 87, of Milpitas, Calif., formerly of Middlesex Township, Valencia, passed away Tuesday.

The first of his family born in America on March 17, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Ed was the son of Croatian immigrants, the late John and Anna (Dokman) Dukovich.

He was the beloved husband of the late Amaryllis (Seaman) Dukovich, the loving father of Diane (Richard) Longwill of Milpitas, Calif., and Jim (Linda) Millson of Valencia; brother of John Dukovich and Barbara Volpe of Etna; grandfather of Carrie (Longwill) Stehr and Douglas Longwill; and the great-grandfather of Alyssa, Kelsey and Parker Longwill.

A World War II Army veteran, Edward was a graduate of Duquesne University. He was a retired chemist for PPG Industries.

<B>DUKOVICH</B> — Friends of Edward J. Dukovich, who died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, will be received from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the <B>Schellhaas Funeral Home</B>, 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown.A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Sepulcher Church, Glade Mills. Interment will follow in Assumption Cemetery of St. Mary Church, Glenshaw.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Holy Sepulcher Church Building Fund, 1304 E. Cruikshank Rd., Butler, PA 16002.Please pay tribute at www.schellhaasfh.com.