William A. Sutherland

1949 - 2012

LEWIS RUN, Pa. - William A. Sutherland Jr., 62, of 8 Ash Court, Lewis Run, passed away Wednesday (June 13, 2012) at Select Specialty Hospital in Erie.
Born July 23, 1949, in Bradford, he was a son of the late William A. and Arlene (Keller) Sutherland. On March 30, 1974, at the Bolivar Drive Baptist Church he married Karen S. (McKee) Sutherland who survives.
Mr. Sutherland was a 1967 graduate of Bradford High School, and he attended Bryant & Stratton Business College. He enlisted in the United States Army, served in Germany during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged. He returned to Bradford and worked at Corning Glass, S&G Pizza, in Allegany-Limestone High School in the maintenance department and then as a welder for Allegany Bradford Corp.
He had been a coach for Limestone Little League Baseball for many years. He was an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres and Baltimore Orioles. He also enjoyed watching and playing golf. His favorite pastime was spending time with his grandchildren, playing video games.
In addition to his wife Karen of 38 years, he is survived by a daughter, Nicole (Norman) Geist of Derrick City; two sisters, Diana Cousins of Olean and Dolores Simons of Kansas; three grandchildren, Cadyn Geist, Calyb Geist and Brysyn Geist; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Lisa Sutherland on Aug. 16, 1978; a son, William A. "Billy" Sutherland III, on Sept. 6, 2009; one sister, Donna Cousins; and two brothers, Mike and Lee Sutherland.
Family will be receiving friends on Friday (June 15, 2012) from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., East Main Street, Bradford, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday (June 16, 2012) with Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor of St. Bernard Church officiating. Committal services and burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery in Limestone, N.Y.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to Western PA Leukemia Society of America, 9 Gateway Center, 13 North St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com.