Robert ‘Bob’ L. Geary – Fallowfield Township
Robert “Bob” L. Geary, 101, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Bob was born on Aug. 11, 1922, in Point Marion, but lived most of his life in Fallowfield Township. He was the son of the late George W. and Lilian McCann Geary. On Aug. 27, 1947, Bob married June C. Armbruster, who passed away in 1998. Bob served honorably in the United States Army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Bob and his unit were deployed to liberate the Nazi German Concentration Camps established all throughout Western Europe. After serving his country, Bob worked for 42 years at the Allenport steel mill. Surviving to cherish Bob’s memory are his two sons, Patrick L. Geary of Charleroi and Christopher L. (Leah) Geary of Shrewsbury, Pa., one daughter, Lynda J. Waller of Wyoming; his two sisters, Loretta Yancoskie, 93, of Fayette City and Janice Frances, 97, of Pittsburgh. Also surviving are numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and his very close friends, Howard and Darlene Henninger of Claysville, Pa. and Freda Long of Washington, Pa. The family would like to thank the staff of the OSPTA Home Care and Hospice for their gracious care of Mr. Bob Geary. In lieu of flowers, the family asks to please make a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ in the “Ways To Donate” section on the website, or donate to the Meals on Wheels America at www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at HOGAN-MELENYZER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 226 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi, PA 15022. Funeral service will be held inside the funeral home at noon Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Interment will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery at which time the full military funeral honors service will be conducted. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hogan-melenyzer.com.
