My loving husband, George F. Sipe, age 74 of Avalon passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017. He is survived by his loving wife Rosemarie (Kellington) Sipe; beloved step-father of Melissa Rose Gromek, loving father of Georgette (Shawn) Corliss and Laura (Chad) Trehar. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren; Audrey McEuen, Erilyn, David and Abigail Corliss and Rebekah, Collin, Eric and James Trehar. He is also survived by a brother, Leo (Ruthie) Sipe and a step-brother, Norman Taylor and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his siblings; Tommy, Hugh, Jimmy and Lavern.
George was a proud veteran of the US Navy, was a 25 year firefighter with Independence Twp. VFD, as well as the Chief and was formerly worked at Giant Eagle. In his spare time he enjoyed watching TV, playing softball and rooting on the Steelers.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 1-8pm in the Orion C. Pinkerton Funeral Home, Inc., 1014 California Ave, Avalon, 412-766-5600, where a funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 10am.