Darrell L. Shipley – Donora
Obituaries
August 27, 2022

Darrell L. Shipley – Donora

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Darrell L. Shipley, 88, of Donora, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Mon Valley Care Center in Monongahela. He was born July 17, 1934, in Charleroi, son of the late Edwin Shipley and the late Mildred Hollowood Shipley. He was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. Darrell was a veteran, serving with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne Shipley. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife of 67 years, Mary Smith Shipley; a daughter, Jan (Jeffrey) Aisquith of Severna Park, Md.; a brother, Edwin (Martha) Shipley of Essex Junction, Vt.; and a sister-in-law, Mary Shipley. Arrangements have been entrusted to ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE, INC., 40 Second St. Ext., Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900. Family and friends wishing to attend the interment and committal services at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, are asked to arrive at the funeral home no later than 8:30 a.m. Full military rites will be accorded by the Mon Valley Honor Guard and Firing Squad.

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