Hugh ‘Buzz’ Carey – Monongahela
Hugh “Buzz” Carey, 85, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Monte-fiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Avella, the son of Robert S. and Minnie Grace Mechling Carey. Buzz graduated in 1954, from Ellsworth High School and continued his education at Penn Technical Institute in Pittsburgh. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Monongahela, where he was a former trustee and choir member. He was a Korean War veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy, where he also sang in the choir. Buzz had been employed as a repairman at Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station in Masontown since 1970. He was later promoted to maintenance supervisor at West Penn Power Company’s Mitchell Power Station until his retirement. He was a member of the Mid-Mon Valley Shipmates, the Carroll Legion James C. Ford Post 949, Dunkirk, and a 50-year member of the Charleroi Monongahela Lodge 337 F&AM. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Dougherty Carey, with whom he celebrated 44 years of marriage on June 6, 2021; two daughters, Terry Carey of Eighty Four and Janice Hubbell of Bentleyville; three stepchildren, Janice Applebee of Monongahela, Pat Gregg of Moon, and Tom and wife Kay Applebee of Hooper, Neb.; five grandchildren, Tiffany and Cody Knetzer, twins Chase and Chad Hubbell and Brandon Carey; four step-grandchildren, Ashley Kirby, Amy Villella and Jeffrey and Douglas Applebee; four great-grandchildren; one step-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Sharlene McBride; stepson, Jeff Applebee; brother, Robert Carey; and two sisters, Betty Myers and Sally McIllvaine. Friends will be received from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela, where services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, with the Rev. Jude Urso officiating. Entombment will be private in Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 430 W. Main St., Monongahela, PA 15063. Expressions of sympathy may be offered to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.
