The Mitred Archpriest Igor R. Soroka, 96, of Monongahela, died peacefully on Dec. 18, 2021 in
Monongahela. He was born April 1, 1925 in McKees Rocks, a son of the late Archpriest Gregory and
Matushka Anastasia Soroka.

After graduating from Charleroi High School, St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and Duquesne
University, Fr. Igor served as a choir director at several Orthodox parishes before he was ordained to the
Holy Priesthood in Sept. 1959. He served his entire ministry as a parish priest at St. Nicholas Church in
Donora, Pa., starting from Dec. 1959 to his retirement in July 2017.

Fr. Igor's life was also devoted extensively to music. A graduate of Duquesne University with a B.A. in
Music, he was a soloist for the world renowned Duquesne Tamburitzans. During his life, Fr. Igor wrote
and compiled six liturgical music books, all of which are extensively used throughout the Orthodox
Church in America (OCA). He also was appointed the first director of the OCA's Dept. of Liturgical Music,
organized numerous national Orthodox choir conferences and conducted several well known choirs,
including the former Pittsburgh Male Chorus and the Cathedral Choir of the Pittsburgh Archdiocese. For
his lifelong liturgical musical contributions to the Orthodox Church, Fr. Igor received the Order of St.
Romanos Award from the OCA.

Fr. Igor also served as Dean of the Mon Valley Deanery of the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western
Pennsylvania (OCA), national spiritual adviser for the Federated Russian Orthodox Clubs of America
(FROC), director of the Late Vocations Program of the Pittsburgh Archdiocese, host of the "Orthodoxy: A
Living Faith" radio program, and member of the Metropolitan Council of the OCA, beside community
positions such as president of the Donora Chamber of Commerce and member of the Middle
Monongahela Industrial Development Association.

In addition to his parents, Fr. Igor was preceded in death by his wife of Blessed Memory, Matushka Irene
Soroka; three brothers, Fr. Leonid Soroka, Fr. Vladimir Soroka, and Sergei Soroka; and three sisters,
Alexandra (Soroka) Bazil, Zenovia (Soroka) Pecuch, and Sylvia (Soroka) Elnitsky.

He is survived and was deeply devoted to his three sons Mark, Matthew (Ann), and Philip, daughter Larissa (Chris) Baker, granddaughter Ali Soroka and grandson Gregory Soroka. Fr. Igor put special emphasis on a tightly knit family throughout his life.

Family and friends will be received at St. Nicholas Church in Donora for a viewing on Tuesday, Dec. 21
from 3 to 6:30 p.m., then a Burial Service for a Priest, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday,
Dec. 22, a Divine Liturgy/Trisagion Service and Final Blessing will be held at St. Nicholas Church at 10
a.m. Internment will follow at St. Tikhon's Cemetery (South Canaan, Pa.) on Thursday, Dec. 23.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, you may make a donation in Fr. Igor's memory to St. Nicholas Church (Donora,
Pa.).

Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second Street Extension, Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, (724) 379-6900.

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