ADVERTISING

Earl “Gar” H. McDaniel Jr.

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | June 21, 2017

Earl “Gar” H. McDaniel Jr., age 65, of North Versailles, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017. He was a noted writer and author that published the novel Between Lives, as well a respected teacher and an editor for numerous newspapers in Pa., Ohio and Va. He is preceded in death by his parents Earl and Doris McDaniel. He is survived by his sister Nancy (Steve) VanAuken; niece Courtney (Yoon) Weaver and their children Evan and Abigail and niece Whitney Walker; as well as many close friends.

Friends and family will be received on Friday, June 23 from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Forgie-Snyder Funeral Home, 1032 Broadway, East McKeesport, 412-823-8083. A funeral service will be held there on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Elizabeth Township. Memorial contributions can be made to either the Pittsburgh Zoo at www.pittsburghzoo.org or the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at 5115 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservice s.com.

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Earl "Gar" H. McDaniel Jr. please visit our Sympathy Store.

Originally published June 21, 2017.

Other deaths:
"Charles “Chuck” Corte…" || "Clifford Joseph Smith…"