Arthur J. Tawney Sr., 79, born , in Mamont, a son of ,Albert and Ella Bush Tawney.
Arthur J. Tawney Penn Township
Arthur J. Tawney Sr., 79, of Penn Township, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born June 30, 1931, in Mamont, a son of the late Albert and Ella Bush Tawney. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a ceramic tile installer for Acco Chain Co., in Jeannette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, William "Bill" Tawney, in 2010; a brother, Lloyd Tawney; and two sisters, Esther Berlin and Jean Miller. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dorothy (Roscosky) Tawney; two sons, Arthur J. Tawney Jr., of Westmoreland City, and Donald A. Tawney and fiance, Stacey Maglietta, of Export; a daughter, Donna L. Labor and husband, Joseph, of Westmoreland City; three grandchildren, Austin and Temperance Tawney and Ashley Labor; and a sister, Helen Coughanour and husband, Raymond, of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the JAMES E. LINDSAY FUNERAL HOME INC., 3343 Route 130, Harrison City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with Father Kenneth G. Zaccagnini officiating. Interment will follow in Twin Valley Memorial Park, Delmont. (Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Tribune)
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