Obituaries
May 7, 2020

Nicholas R. Field – Roscoe, formerly of Lowber

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Nicholas R. Field, 31, of Roscoe, formerly of Lowber, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020. A son of the late Roy Lee Field and Kathy Stevens, he was born in Monongahela on April 19, 1989. Nicholas was the manager of the Canonsburg KFC/Taco Bell Restaurant and loved to go fishing. Survivors include two daughters, Nickyla Field and Nickyna Field and two sons, Nicholas Field Jr. and Nickaleb Field, all of Belle Vernon; four sisters, Kimberly DeVore of Charleroi, Jennifer Fox of Belle Vernon, and twins April Laatu of Belle Vernon and Amber Smith of Monongahela; and two brothers, Christopher Stevens and Brandon Stevens, both of Fayette City. Nicholas is also survived by his fiancée, Kerri Hoover of Roscoe. There will be no public viewing or visitation. Burial will be in Little Redstone Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

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