[NCC] W3GH obit

[Tim Duffy]

Robert W. King, 86, of Apollo, passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, at
Concordia at Rebecca Residence, in Allison Park. He was born Aug. 3, 1931,
in Edmond, Pa., the son of the late Earl W. and H. Margaret Schall King.
Before his retirement in 1993, he was employed by Alcoa Technical Center in
Upper Burrell as a laboratory technician with more than 40 years of service.
He is a 1949 graduate of Bell Township High School. Bob was an Air Force
veteran, having served during the
<http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/korean-war/?personid=187109376&affilia
teID=3689> Korean War, where he achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was
a life member of the NRA, life member of the ARRL, holding the amateur radio
call letters W3GH for more than 60 years, a member of the NMLRA for more
than 50 years, a member of Lodge No. 617 Free and Accepted Masons of
Vandergrift, member of the AASR in Coudersport, Pa., for more than 50 years,
member of AAONMS in Cheswick for more than 50 years, member of the Skyview
Radio Society in New Kensington for more than 50 years, a life member of
<http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/vfw/?personid=187109376&affiliateID=36
89> VFW Post 92 in New Kensington, and a life member of the American Legion
Post 868 in Lower Burrell. He is survived by two children, Jeffery A. King
and his wife, Debra, of Pittsburgh, and Jodi K. Cantler and her husband,
Donald, of Rising Sun, Md.; two grandchildren, Kayleigh (King) Fontana and
her husband, Nate, and Courtney Rabi and her husband, Neil, and two
great-grandchildren, Ayden and Liam Fontana, all of Pittsburgh; a brother,
William R. King, of Avonmore; two sisters, Helen May, of Washington
Township; and Patricia Almes and her husband, Michael, of Blacklick. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jill King, in
2016. 
Family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017,
in the KELLY L. CORRIDONI FUNERAL HOME LTD., 1916
<https://maps.google.com/?q=1916+Moore+Ave.,+North+Apollo&entry=gmail&source
=g>  Moore Ave., North Apollo. Services will be conducted at noon in the
funeral home with the Rev. Thomas Holmes officiating. An honor guard service
and interment will follow in Edgewood Cemetery, Saltsburg.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Legion. To view
and send online condolences, please visit our website at
<http://www.corridonifuneralhomes.com/> www.corridonifuneralhomes.com.

Published in The Valley News Dispatch on Nov. 1, 2017