Andrew J. Reedy

April 21, 1921 - November 20, 2013

Andrew J. “Jack” Reedy, 92, of Rimersburg, died Wednesday morning, November 20, 2013, at The Hospice House in Shippenville. Born April 21, 1921 in Deanville; he was the son of Fred Reedy Sr. and Laura Sullivan Reedy. A veteran, Jack served in the Army during WWII, where he received many decorations and citations including:  Purple Heart Medal, two Bronze Starts, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, World War II Victory Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman Badge, Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII, Expert Badge, and Sharpshooter Badge. He was married on April 12, 1942 to the former Betty Bobbert, who preceded him in death on June 13, 1993. He worked as a coal miner. Jack was a member of the Baker Street Church of God in Rimersburg. He was also a member of the VFW Post 7132 of Rimersburg, Moose Lodge 101 of Clarion, and the United Mine Workers. Surviving are five children, John W. Reedy and his wife, Marge, of New Kensington, Joyce Bish and her husband, Gene, of Hermitage, Arnold Reedy and his wife, Karen, of Parker, Andrew James Reedy and his wife, Cheryl, of Rimersburg, and Andrew Jackson Reedy of Sharon; nine grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a daughter, Jeannie Stewart; a grandson, Michael Reedy; five brothers, Fred Reedy Jr., Arnold Reedy, James Reedy, Earl Reedy, and Vernon Reedy; and five sisters, Virginia Niederriter, Helen Wynkoop, Pauline Anthony, Bonnie Phillips, and Wanda Jones. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013, at the Burns Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc., 434 Main Street, Rimersburg. Funeral services will be held on 4 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013, in the funeral home with Pastor John Milliron, pastor of the Baker Street Church of God in Rimersburg, officiating. Military honors will be accorded by VFW Post 7132 of Rimersburg. Interment will be held in the Cedarview Memorial Park in Strattanville. In lieu of flowers, memorials and donations can be made to the Clarion Forest VNA Serenity House, 271 Perkins Road, Clarion, PA  16214.   Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013, at the Burns Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc., 434 Main Street, Rimersburg. Funeral services will be held on 4 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013, in the funeral home.