James E. Shaner

James Edward Shaner, 75, of Lemont Furnace, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012, in LaFayette Manor. Jim was born in Connellsville, son of the late James Edward Shaner Sr. and the late Virginia Singo Shaner. Jim was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Uniontown. He graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1955. Jim graduated from Fairmont State University, Fairmont, W.Va., with a degree in education and physical education and a master's degree in education from West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. He was a member of TKE Fraternity. Jim taught and coached at Uniontown Senior High School. He taught for Intermediate Unit I at Connellsville High School. He owned and operated Ye Olde Inn Restaurant. He recently retired as a state representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Jim is survived by his wife, Mabel Jeanette Shaner; a daughter, Shawn Ivann Pfrogner and her husband, Robert, of Uniontown; brother, Dwight Shaner and wife, Linda, of Dunbar; nieces, Keri Cook and children, Soni Mancuso and husband, Dan, and children of Connellsville, and Dr. Jodi Kollias and husband, Dr. Christopher Kollias, and children of Crofton, Md.; sister-in-law, Ossie Kline and Michael Debate, of Fairmont, W.Va.; nephew, Carl Haught and family, of Kentucky; sister-in-law, Judy Ozie and husband, Pete, of Fairmont, W.Va.; niece, Kristi Latocha and husband, Steve, and children, of Fairmont, W.Va.; nephew, Pat Ozie and wife, Liza, and children, of Fairmont, W.Va.; niece, Darenda Moore and family, of Morgantown, W.Va.; nephews, Jeff Gum and family, William Gum and family, of Daybrook, W.Va.; special family, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Russell and children, of Connellsville, and Charlene Stillwagon and son, Christopher Russell, of Connellsville; special friends, Emidio Crocetti, of Dunbar, and Pennsylvania State Representative, Chris Sainato, of New Castle. Family will receive friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC., 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown. Visitation will continue from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday in Asbury United Methodist Church, where a service celebrating Jim's life will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Don Kephart officiating. Interment will follow in Greenridge Memorial Park, Connellsville. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Asbury United Methodist Church, 20 Dunbar St., Uniontown, PA 15401; or LaFayette Manor Inc., 147 LaFayette Manor Road, Uniontown, PA 15401; or Fayette Friends of Animals, P.O. Box 1282, Uniontown, PA 15401. Condolences may be sent to the family at adferguson.com.