Mr. Surls, of the Masonic Village in Aleppo, died Saturday from heart disease. He was 93. After graduating from Perry High School in 1936, Mr. Surls worked as a crane operator. During World War II, he served with an anti-aircraft battalion in Newfoundland before returning home and landing a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he reached the level of administrator before retiring in 1970. That is when he began a second career, this time as a borough manager. He and his wife, Madeline McKenzie Surls, who died in 2008, traveled extensively, including trips to New England.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Richard D. Cole Funeral Home, 328 Beaver St., Sewickley, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Richard D. Cole Funeral Home, 328 Beaver St., Sewickley, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Surls, of the Masonic Village in Aleppo, died Saturday from heart disease. He was 93. After graduating from Perry High School in 1936, Mr. Surls worked as a crane operator. During World War II, he served with an anti-aircraft battalion in Newfoundland before returning home and landing a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he reached the level of administrator before retiring in 1970. That is when he began a second career, this time as a borough manager. He and his wife, Madeline McKenzie Surls, who died in 2008, traveled extensively, including trips to New England.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Richard D. Cole Funeral Home, 328 Beaver St., Sewickley, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Richard D. Cole Funeral Home, 328 Beaver St., Sewickley, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.
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