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George Raymond Bercel
Birth: 8 Nov 1942
Death: 12 Aug 2008 (aged 65)
Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial #: 31162910
Bio: George R. BercelLower BurrellGeorge Raymond Bercel, 65, of Lower Burrell, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, in Allegheny Valley Hospital. He was born Nov. 8, 1942, in Latrobe to the late George C. and Mary Elizabeth (Meyers) Bercel and had been a lifelong resident of the local area. Mr. Bercel was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and received Sharpshooter, Expert and Good Conduct medals. He was the owner and operator of Bercel's Archery, Lower Burrell, for the past 22 years and before opening his shop was a design engineer for Westinghouse, East Pittsburgh. He enjoyed hunting, archery, fishing, working with tools, football with his grandsons, sightseeing, traveling, birds, both watching and feeding, and, when he was younger, playing the trombone. He also was an avid fan of the Steelers, Penguins and Olympics. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Sandra Lee (Cook) Bercel; daughter, Christine Ann (Erik) Staley, of Lower Burrell; sons, Erik Christopher (Michelle) Bercel, of Apollo, and G. Travis (Kathleen) Bercel, of Lower Burrell; grandchildren, Skyler and Colton Staley and Cody Brown, and sisters, Dianne (Richard) Marmo, of Penn Hills, and Madelyn "Dolly" (Edward) Pugsley, of Omaha, Neb. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the RUSIEWICZ OF LOWER BURRELL FUNERAL HOME, where funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial with full military honors by the Vandergrift Joint Veterans Honor Guard will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell.(Obituary from The Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.)
Family Members
Parents
George Carl Bercel 1912-1963
Mary Elizabeth Myers Bercel 1906-1977
Created by: Rich Fedoush (46805205)
Added: 6 Nov 2008
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31162910/george-raymond-bercel
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 November 2018), memorial page for George Raymond Bercel (8 Nov 1942?12 Aug 2008), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31162910, citing Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205) .
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