Obituaries
January 18, 2019

Richard Anthony McCrory – Roscoe

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Richard Anthony McCrory, 74, of Roscoe, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. He was born Saturday, Aug. 12, 1944, in North Charle- roi, a son of the late Elgie Struthers McCrory and Nell Savitsky McCrory. Richard was preceded in death by parents. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 47 years, Dorothy McCrory of Roscoe; daughters, Kimberly Jones McCrory of Evans City and Mindy Lynn McCrory Polocheck of Belle Vernon; brother, Donald McCrory and wife Bernadine of Roscoe; sisters, Jackie Donaldson of Stockdale and Corabane Vadella of Elco. Also surviving are grandchildren, Jacob Thompson, Shane Smith and Jessie Smith. Rich wished to have no visitation. A Mass of Christian burial will be held in the Historic Church of Saint Peter, Brownsville, at a date to be announced with the Rev. Father Timothy Kruthaput as celebrant. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to MARISCOTTI FUNERAL HOME INC., Anthony N. Mariscotti, Supervisor, 323 Fourth St., California, Pa. Interment will be in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.

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