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Russell "Rusty" Dumbaugh Diehl, age 57, of Unionville Road, Butler,
Pennsylvania, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. in his
residence surrounded by his family.
Born January 15, 1952 in
Butler, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Russell C. Diehl and Phyllis
A. Diehl.
Mr. Diehl was a general contractor for Russell Industries LLC and
C. T. Dumbaugh Company, retiring in September 2008. He was a member
of North Main Street Church of God. He was a member of Masonic Lodge
# 694 Victory Lodge F & A M, Rocky Mountain Elk Association, the
Carpenters Union, and United Commercial Travelers. He loved the
outdoors and particularly enjoyed hunting, snowmobiling, Nascar,
horses, quad riding, and family picnics. All of Russ's activities
centered around his family, including his wife and daughters, his
parents, his brothers, and his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Diehl is survived by his wife,
Patricia K. Diehl whom he married on October 16, 1971; his two
daughters, Lisa Diehl and her husband, Jeffrey McMaster and
Christine Lynn and her husband, Chad Creely; his three
grandchildren, Matthew Jeffrey McMaster, Nathan Russell McMaster,
and Alayna Marie Creely; his three brothers, Clifford Diehl and his
wife, Kathy; Randal Diehl and his wife, Sandi; and Craig Diehl and
his wife, Karen; two nieces, Jennifer Mueller and Lindsay French;
and his nephew, Jeffrey Diehl.
Mr. Diehl was preceded in death by a nephew, Jonathan French, and
his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home,
Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Friday, January
8, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be held at the North Main Street Church Of God on
Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend David Brown of
North Main Street Church of God officiating. Interment will follow
in Greenlawn Burial Estates.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations may be
made to the American Cancer Society - Greater Pittsburgh 320 Bilmar
Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 or VNA of Western Pennsylvania Visiting
Nurses Association 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001. |
A Life Remembered . . .