Obituary: Rodger C. Smith 65 Ellwood City
Rodger C. Smith, 65, of 208 Division Ave., Ellwood City, died June 9, 2014, at home. Born Aug. 13, 1948, he was a Navy corpsman who served in Vietnam and retired from TRACO in 2012. Survived by wife Dianne. son Derrick and wife Susan. stepchildren Michelle, Bruce Harter, Robert, and Richard Hickman. sisters Karen Bentel, Debbie Florenc, Tracey Pennell. five grandchildren. Visitation 2–4 and 6–8 p.m. tomorrow at Joseph A. Tomon Jr. Funeral Home. Military honors at 3:45 p.m. Funeral 8 p.m. tomorrow. interment in St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery.
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Joe Florenc
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Michael Lane Jr. Dies at 40 in Cincinnati Homegoing
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Trucker in Morgan crash hadn’t slept over 24 hours
New Jersey authorities say Wal-Mart trucker Kevin Roper hadn’t slept more than 24 hours before the Cranbury crash that killed James McNair and injured Tracy Morgan. Roper faces auto death and assault counts. Morgan’s rehab is lengthy as the Turnpike area workers slow traffic.
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Lawmaker Pushes Bill On School Reimbursement Delays
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Seattle student hailed hero after campus shooting
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