Born November 13, 1938, in Butler, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stephen Sheppeck and Helen Davis Sheppeck.

Mr. Sheppeck worked for Armco in the Melt Shop Combustion Department, retiring in 1997 after 38 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Sheppeck was a member of Christ Outreach Church.

Mr. Sheppeck is survived by his wife, Sandra (Renno) Sheppeck, whom he married on June 20, 1959; three sons, William S. and his wife, Cindy Sheppeck of Butler; Robert S. and his wife, Kelly Sheppeck of Butler; Daniel S. and his wife, Maria Sheppeck of Ambridge; one daughter, Marci S. and her husband, Wes Hawkins of Franklin, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Amanda, Joshua, and Caleb Sheppeck; Drew, Ryan, and Paige Hawkins, and Ethan and Nathan Sheppeck; one sister, Brenda Heider and her husband, Albert of Butler; two brothers, William and his wife, Linda Sheppeck of Savannah, Georgia, and Charles and his wife, Gina Sheppeck of Bolivar, Missouri; and one sister-in-law, Cathy Sheppeck of Butler; plus numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Sheppeck was preceded in death by one brother, James A. Sheppeck.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Thursday, January 7, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home on Friday, January 8, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Daniel Ledford of Westminster Presbyterian Church in America officiating. Interment will follow in Butler County Memorial Park.

Memorial donations may be made to the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, 300 East Swissvale Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15218.