Gordon J. Monroe Sr., 77, of North Braddock died Nov. 21, 2002.
He was a retired fire truck driver in North Braddock and a life member and 44-year volunteer with North Braddock Volunteer Fire Department No. 2.
During World War II, he was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne in the European Theater.
Mr. Monroe was a member of Wilkins Township Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS DIVISION 17 in Monroeville.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years,
Dorothy (Murphy) Monroe;
Children:
Robert Monroe of North Braddock and
James Monroe of North Versailles;
Sisters, Grace Clemente, Gladys Tongue and Peg Hamilton; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his parents James Alexander Monro and Isabella Jane (McLaren) Monro; and his son
Gordon John Monro, Jr.
Friends were received at Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home.
Interment with military honors was at Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery.
Gordon J. Monroe Sr., 77, of North Braddock died Nov. 21, 2002.
He was a retired fire truck driver in North Braddock and a life member and 44-year volunteer with North Braddock Volunteer Fire Department No. 2.
During World War II, he was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne in the European Theater.
Mr. Monroe was a member of Wilkins Township Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS DIVISION 17 in Monroeville.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years,
Dorothy (Murphy) Monroe;
Children:
Robert Monroe of North Braddock and
James Monroe of North Versailles;
Sisters, Grace Clemente, Gladys Tongue and Peg Hamilton; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his parents James Alexander Monro and Isabella Jane (McLaren) Monro; and his son
Gordon John Monro, Jr.
Friends were received at Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home.
Interment with military honors was at Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery.
Family Members
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William James Monro
1905–1997
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Harold Edward Monro
1907–1908
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Elliot Gordon Monro Hawethorne
1910–1997
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Walter Robert Monro Sr
1911–1976
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Florence Isabella Monro Kudravy
1914–1996
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Grace Monro Clemente
1916–2016
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James Alexander Monroe Jr
1920–1954
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Marjorie Mae Monro Mullins
1923–1997
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Gladys May Hlavac Monro Tongue
1927–2014
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