Dennis E. Yeager

Dennis E. Yeager died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at home under the loving care of his family and Celtic Hospice.

Dennis, known as many to Virg, was born in Nanticoke on June 17, 1940, to Clifford and Carol Yeager. He attended school at Newport High School and from 1957 to 1962 he was in the U.S. Army, stationed in both Kentucky and Hawaii.

In 1968 he married Cathy Rinehimer and they would have celebrated 50 wonderful, loving and laugh-filled years together this spring.

Virg lived life with a toughness and determination admired by all that knew him. Medical mistakes and physical obstacles led him to develop an attitude that life is short and we should cherish each day. He often said that these last four years of his life were the happiest he had ever known. During the last years of his life, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting Alaska and bagged his own deer the same day his grandson, Jaden, shot his first as they hunted together, watched many soccer and basketball games of his granddaughter, Lottia, and went lake trout fishing in his beloved Canada. He was never bitter or angry and always lent a hand to someone in need.

He was preceded in death by both his parents and his brother, Carl.

He is survived by his wife, Cathy; his daughter, Missy Barnes, and son-in-law, Wally Barnes; and the absolute delight of his life, his grandchildren, Jaden and Lottia Barnes. Additionally, he is survived by his dear sister, Joyce Arnold, and numerous nieces, nephews, fishing buddies and many friends who will miss him.

The family will receive visitors at McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top, from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Celtic Hospice or the Dorrance Twp. Ambulance Association.