Donald R. ‘Pete’ Lynch – Perryopolis
Donald R. “Pete” Lynch, 76, of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 25, 1942, in Perryopolis, son of Van Mahlon Lynch and Olive Stuck Lynch. He was a member of Perryopolis United Methodist Church and was retired from Verizon Communications. Don was a 60-year member of the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, Fayette County Fireman’s Association, Western Pennsylvania Fireman’s Association and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs Association. Rest easy, Uncle Pete, we will take it from here. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joyce Galla Lynch; three sons, William Lynch and wife Rhonda of Monessen, Jason Lynch and wife Elaina of Mt. Pleasant, and Brad T. Lynch Sr. and wife Jessica of Lawrence, Pa.; two sisters, Newana Seruga and husband Stanley of Rochester, N.Y., and Linda K. Eley and husband E. James of Fayette City; two brothers, Barry Lynch and wife Nancy and Charles Lynch and wife Sylvia, both of Perryopolis; five grandchildren, Nathan Lynch, Brad T. Lynch Jr., Arabella Elizabeth Lynch, Savannah Josephine Lynch and Scarlett Marie Lynch; two brothers-in-law, Tom and wife Janet Galla and Paul and wife Debbie Galla; two sisters-in-law, Karen and husband Rick Adams and Cindy Fenyar. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Donald Lynch; two brothers, Harold Dwight Lynch and Harry Leonard Lynch; father and mother-in-law, Andrew and Marie Galla; and brother-in-law, Michael M. Fenyar. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2019, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at ELEY- MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC., 334 Main St., Fayette City, www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in the funeral home with the Rev. Father James Petrovsky officiating. Interment will follow in St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery, Perryopolis, with full military honors accorded by the Perryopolis Gold Star VFW Post 7023 honor guard. Perry Township VFD will conduct services at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
