Harold A. “Herk” Weller, 3460 Ridgewood Drive, Hermitage, passed away peacefully at 5:15 p.m. Thursday (7-2-09) in his home with his family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 77.
Mr. Weller was born March 20, 1932 in Patton, Pa., a son of the late Michael E. Weller and Julia Duffy Weller.
He moved to Sharon in the late 1930s. As a 1951 graduate of Sharon High School, Mr. Weller excelled in football during high school and received a full scholarship to Mississippi State University.
Mr. Weller served as a sergeant with the U.S. Army’s Third Armored Division during the Korean conflict and was honorably discharged on Dec. 14, 1954.
For a brief period, he worked at the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Herk owned and operated since 1968 the Brookfield Drive-In Inc. and the former Flame Restaurant, both Masury.
He was a longtime member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage.
Herk was one of the founding members of the Nite Owls Hunting Lodge in Tionesta, Pa., where he enjoyed hunting with his family and friends. He belonged to the former Greenville Country Club and was an avid golfer.
A loving husband, father and grandfather, Mr. Weller is survived by: his wife at home, the former Suzanne Lyons, whom he married July 3, 1954, in Our Lady of Peace Church, Canton, Ohio; his children, Teresa “Terry” Borger and her husband Mark F. Borger, Warren, Pa.; Mary Beth Hughey, Hermitage; Mark Weller and his wife Deborah, Parma, Ohio; and Eric Weller and his wife Amy, Mercer; seven grandchildren, Will, Scott and Andrew Hughey; Lauren and Megan Borger; and Ian and Julia Weller; two brothers, Frederick J. Weller and his wife Angela, Hermitage; and Michael E. Weller and his wife Sara, Transfer; a brother-in-law, James Keister, Sharon; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, Mr. Weller was preceded in death by three sisters, Betty Keister and Anna Caldwell; and Julia Weller, who died in infancy; and two brothers, Robert Weller and Paul Weller, the latter of whom also died in infancy.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Sharon Regional Health System Hospice and Palliative Care, 740 E. State St., Sharon, PA 16146; or the Church of Notre Dame, 2335 Highland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148.
WELLER
Harold A. “Herk,” 77, of 3460 Ridgewood Drive, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday (7-5-09) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may send condolences by visiting our web site at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 1 p.m. Monday (7-6-09) in Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with Monsignor Edward J. Zeitler, senior associate pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hermitage, with military honors rendered by the Sharon Honor Guard.
