Ronald D. Emery

1928 - 09

Ronald D. Emery, 86, of Chicora, went to be with the Lord late Sunday evening, Oct. 26, 2014, at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler. Ronald was born Sept. 23, 1928, in Petrolia. He was the son of Raymond R. and Emma Irene Sheakley Emery. He had been a member of the Community Alliance Church in Butler and was currently a member of the Chicora Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Ron enjoyed family gatherings, gospel music and was an avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan. He was a veteran of the Army and participated in the Allied Occupation of Japan at the end of World War II. He was also an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Chicora American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicora. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Odd Fellows in Butler. He retired from Witco Chemical Corporation in Petrolia in 1992 where he had been employed as a laboratory technician. Ron is survived by his wife, Nancy G. Tomasello Emery, whom he married at the Community Alliance Church in Butler on June 16, 1984. He is also survived by a daughter, Beverly E. Serafine and her husband, Victor, of Karns City; a son, Rodney C. "Tucker" Emery, of Ford Cliff; a stepson, Douglas W. Tomasello, of Butler; two brothers, Dennis Emery, of Bruin, and the Rev. Dr. Larry Emery and his wife, Diane, of Ashtabula, Ohio; five grandchildren, Angela M. Pakutz and her husband, Micheal, of Petrolia, Michael D. Serafine and his wife, Debbie, of Chicora, Daniel M. Serafine and his wife, Lauren, of East Brady, Cari Sychak and her husband, James, of Butler, and Becki Heckman and her husband, Bob, of Cadogan; 11 great-grandchildren, Janelle, Jesse, Jordan, Jaimi, Gage, Chase, Ethan, Emily, Siena, Jules and Andrew; three great-great-grandchildren survive, Cheyenne, Reagan and Gavin; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. In addition to his parents, Ron was preceded in death by a brother, Wallace "Bud" Emery; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, William and Mildred Tomasello. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the HILE FUNERAL HOME of Chicora, 339 Chicora Fenelton Road, Chicora, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Chicora Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 310 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora. A funeral service will follow from the church at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mark Wallace, church pastor, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Brady's Bend, Armstrong County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org. For more information, directions or to send a condolence, please visit http://www.hilefh.com.