George A. “Lefty” Cherepko

Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | December 07, 2016

George A. “Lefty” Cherepko, age 68, of White Oak, died December 4, 2016, at home. Born April 1, 1948, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late George A. and Shirley (Wisser) Cherepko and the husband of Alberta (Hinick) Cherepko. Lefty was retired from Frank Fuhrer Wholesale, where he was a truck driver and at the same time he worked at Myers Coach Line, as a bus driver. He was a US Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed playing cards, riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and more than anything else, he loved going on cruises with his beloved wife. He also loved the McKeesport Tigers Football Team and was in charge of running the chains on the sidelines.

In addition to his wife, Lefty is survived by children, George Cherepko, III, Matthew (Ashley) Fox of Baldwin and Cortney (Dan Puhala) Andrews of Versailles; 4 grandchildren; and many cousins.
Family and friends will be received at Willig Funeral Home & Crematory on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. Burial and military honors will follow in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.

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Originally published December 07, 2016.

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