CHARLES RICHARD "DICK" "CHUCK" SUTERMASTER

SUTERMASTER CHARLES RICHARD "CHUCK" "DICK"
Charles "Chuck" Richard "Dick" Sutermaster, age 87, on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, surrounded by his loving family at home. Born July 28, 1923 in Van Wert, OH, later lived in Widen, WV; Mankato, MN; Springfield, OH, in PA at Pittsburgh, New Kensington, Springdale, Monroeville, Glenshaw, and recently Gibsonia. He was the son of the late George Gerald Scottfried Kropp Sutermaster and the late Eva Marie Priest Sutermaster. Married to the late Martha Rae McFarland for 43 and a half years. Also preceded in death by his two brothers, the late George Francis and Gerald Edward "Jerry" Sutermaster. Six children survive him, John Anthony "Jay" (Sandra Lee "Sandy" Jessloski) Sutermaster, Lesa Marie (Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff") Rock, Dena Jean Sutermaster, Carl James (Nora Ann "Missy" McKernan) Sutermaster, Tina Ann (Kenneth Charles "Ken") Zimmerman, and Dona Rae Sutermaster. Eight grandchildren survive him, Bryan Anthony Sutermaster, Staci Leigh Sutermaster, Jonathan Patrick "Jon" Rock, Aaron Richard Rock, Heather Lynn (TJ Rabenstein) Sutermaster, Adam Jeffrey Sutermaster, Christopher James "Chris" Zimmerman, and Cassandra Marie Zimmerman; also survived by two great- grandsons, Aidan Anthony Sutermaster and Landon Ray Rabenstein. He attended elementary school in Springfield, OH; graduated in 1941. Worked as a civilian for the U.S. Army Air Corps for one and a half years; Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps ad Corps of Engineers for three years in World War II. Spent two and one fourth years in England, obtaining a final rank of Staff Sergeant; Obtained Bachelors Degree in Physical Science in 1949 from Wittenberg College in Springfield, OH and a Masters Degree in Mathematical Statistics in 1951 from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, PA. Worked Summer of 1951 in Quality Control at International Harvester in Springfield, OH. Worked Summer of 1952 in Quality Control at Pittsburgh Plate Glass in Creighton, PA. Worked 39 and three quarter years for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. (PPG Industries, Inc.) in Quality Control and Quality Assurance in the Glass Division. During this time taught courses in Statistical Quality Control and in Advanced Statistics in PPG plants in the United States, Canada and Italy and other companies in England and Belgium; Final rank as Manager Technical Services Quality Assurance Glass Division. There is no viewing. A private ceremony will be held at Assumption Cemetery of St. Mary, Hampton. In lieu of flowers, family suggests donations to National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034 or American Diabetes Assoc, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Arrangements by SCHELLHAAS FUNERAL HOME, LTD., Bakerstown.
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