Donald Smeltzer GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania Obituary

Donald Smeltzer

Donald C. Smeltzer, 91, of Greensburg, died Friday, August 9, 2019. He was born June 11, 1928, in Jeannette, a son of the late Charles and Dora Mae Weible Smeltzer. He was a member of Maplewood United Presbyterian Church, Greensburg. While in the Army, Donald served in Italy as a ski trooper. Prior to retirement, he was a draftsman and vice-president at Overly Manufacturing, of Greensburg. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Helen Ferace Smeltzer; a brother, Eugene Smeltzer; two half-brothers: Lemont and Alfred Kunkle; and three half-sisters: Iris Sarver Pyne, Evelyn McDowell, and Patricia Boudreaux. He is survived by a brother, Glenn (Betty Merrill) Smeltzer, of Md.; two nephews and nieces, including: Ronald W. Sarver, of Ligonier, and Dwight K. (Anna) Sarver, of Greensburg, Shirley (Fred) Greeno, of N.Y., and Kathy (Robert) McCowan, of Fla., James (JoAnn) Ferace, Jr., of Greensburg, Eugene (Laurie) Ferace, of Greensburg; and a special caregiving niece, Susan Witt, and her daughter Melissa (Josh) Lenhart, both of Greensburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Greensburg Salvation Army, 131 E. Otterman St., Greensburg, PA 15601, or to Alley Cat Allies, 7920 Norfolk Ave. #600, Bethesda, MD 20814.
June 11, 1928 - August 9, 201906/11/192808/09/2019
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Donald C. Smeltzer, 91, of Greensburg, died Friday, August 9, 2019. He was born June 11, 1928, in Jeannette, a son of the late Charles and Dora Mae Weible Smeltzer. He was a member of Maplewood United Presbyterian Church, Greensburg. While in the Army, Donald served in Italy as a ski trooper. Prior to retirement, he was a draftsman and vice-president at Overly Manufacturing, of Greensburg. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Helen Ferace Smeltzer; a brother, Eugene Smeltzer; two half-brothers: Lemont and Alfred Kunkle; and three half-sisters: Iris Sarver Pyne, Evelyn McDowell, and Patricia Boudreaux. He is survived by a brother, Glenn (Betty Merrill) Smeltzer, of Md.; two nephews and nieces, including: Ronald W. Sarver, of Ligonier, and Dwight K. (Anna) Sarver, of Greensburg, Shirley (Fred) Greeno, of N.Y., and Kathy (Robert) McCowan, of Fla., James (JoAnn) Ferace, Jr., of Greensburg, Eugene (Laurie) Ferace, of Greensburg; and a special caregiving niece, Susan Witt, and her daughter Melissa (Josh) Lenhart, both of Greensburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Greensburg Salvation Army, 131 E. Otterman St., Greensburg, PA 15601, or to Alley Cat Allies, 7920 Norfolk Ave. #600, Bethesda, MD 20814.

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Friday, August 16 2019
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