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Mr. Russell R. Rankin

1975 - 2016

Mr. Russell R. Rankin obituary, 1975-2016, New Bethlehem, PA

BORN

1975

DIED

2016

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Rupert Funeral Home and Cremation Service - New Bethlehem

233 & 301 Penn Street

New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Russell Rankin Obituary

Russell R. Rankin, 41, of New Bethlehem, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, September 3, 2016 at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness.

Born June 5, 1975 in Brookville, he was a son of Charlotte G. Brinker Rankin and the late George H. Rankin.

He was a graduate of Redbank Valley High School.

Mr. Rankin was the owner and operator of Rankin Trucking.

In addition to his mother, Charlotte, of New Bethlehem, survivors include his daughters, Cierra and Kamille; a brother, Chad A. Rankin of Astoria, Ore.; and a sister, Tammy S. Port and her husband, Timothy, of New Bethlehem, and their daughter and son, Jacqueline and George. He is also survived by Maria Clinger and her children, Christian, Jacob and Isaiah.

He was preceded in death by his father in 2001; his maternal grandparents, Russell and Mae Brinker; and his paternal grandparents, Paul Rankin and Mary Kelley.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at the Rupert Funeral Home and Cremation Service Chapel in New Bethlehem with the Rev. Doug Henry officiating.

Interment will follow in the Leatherwood Cemetery, Porter Township, Clarion County.

Online condolences may be sent to Mr. Rankin's family at www.rupertfuneralhomes.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Leader Vindicator from Sep. 6 to Sep. 15, 2016.

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