Official Obituary of
Gary Lee Black
May 21, 2019
Gary Black Obituary
Gary Lee Black, 80, of Saxton, formerly of Baltimore, MD, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 following a brief battle with cancer.
Born in Broad Top City, a son of the late Herbert Jesse and Grace Loretta (Fleck) Black.
In 1963 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Dudley, he was united in marriage to Catherine Ann (Marcocci) Black.
He was a 1957 graduate of Robertsdale High School and was drafted into the United States Army from 1963 to 1965 during Vietnam and was discharged as an E-3.
Following discharge from the Army he was employed by Bethlehem Steel, #56 Hot Strip Mill later retiring from there as a Foreman.
He was a member of the Broad Top Sportsman Club, was a former president of the Broad Top Medical Center, and was not only a member of the Raven Run Church of the Brethren, he served on the Church Board.
Along with his wife he is survived by daughters, Adele Black and fiancé Joseph Barcikowski II, and Anita (Black) Adams, wife of Sean Adams, grandson, David “Derek” Simms, husband of Kayla, granddaughter, Georgia Mundy, great grandson, Hank Simms, as well as other numerous extended family members. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law Doran and Olive Black.
Friends will be received on Friday, May 24, 2019 from 6-8 PM at the Curtis A. Heath Funeral Home Inc. in Broad Top City.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Raven Run Church of the Brethren in Saxton at 11 AM with Pastor Allan Baker officiating.
Interment will take place in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Broad Top City with full military honors by the Broad Top Area Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Matt Baker Local Cancer Fund % First National Bank, 911 Church St. Saxton, PA. 16678 or to the Raven Run Church of the Brethren 616 Raven Run Road, Saxton, PA. 16678.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Curtis A. Heath Funeral Home Inc. 5010 Railroad Ave. Broad Top City, Pa. 16621. Online condolences can be made at www.caheathfh.com.
Born in Broad Top City, a son of the late Herbert Jesse and Grace Loretta (Fleck) Black.
In 1963 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Dudley, he was united in marriage to Catherine Ann (Marcocci) Black.
He was a 1957 graduate of Robertsdale High School and was drafted into the United States Army from 1963 to 1965 during Vietnam and was discharged as an E-3.
Following discharge from the Army he was employed by Bethlehem Steel, #56 Hot Strip Mill later retiring from there as a Foreman.
He was a member of the Broad Top Sportsman Club, was a former president of the Broad Top Medical Center, and was not only a member of the Raven Run Church of the Brethren, he served on the Church Board.
Along with his wife he is survived by daughters, Adele Black and fiancé Joseph Barcikowski II, and Anita (Black) Adams, wife of Sean Adams, grandson, David “Derek” Simms, husband of Kayla, granddaughter, Georgia Mundy, great grandson, Hank Simms, as well as other numerous extended family members. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law Doran and Olive Black.
Friends will be received on Friday, May 24, 2019 from 6-8 PM at the Curtis A. Heath Funeral Home Inc. in Broad Top City.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Raven Run Church of the Brethren in Saxton at 11 AM with Pastor Allan Baker officiating.
Interment will take place in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Broad Top City with full military honors by the Broad Top Area Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Matt Baker Local Cancer Fund % First National Bank, 911 Church St. Saxton, PA. 16678 or to the Raven Run Church of the Brethren 616 Raven Run Road, Saxton, PA. 16678.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Curtis A. Heath Funeral Home Inc. 5010 Railroad Ave. Broad Top City, Pa. 16621. Online condolences can be made at www.caheathfh.com.
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