Willie Pettyjohn – Rostraver Township
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March 29, 2025

Willie Pettyjohn – Rostraver Township

Willie Pettyjohn, 96, of Rostraver Township, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. He was born June 17, 1928, in Amherst, Va., son of Willie and Bessie Ray Pettyjohn. Willie was the oldest member, a deacon and quite active in his day at The Church of Jesus Christ in Monongahela. He retired from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Works as a head craneman with over 30 years of employment. Willie loved being outdoors. He spent time tending to his vegetable garden, raising pigs and chickens, t...

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