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Wayne C. Gearhart

Wayne C. Gearhart, 62, of Kittanning, PA, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at Scenery Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Indiana, Pa.

He was born Oct. 28, 1957, in Kittanning, PA, to Albert C. and Harriet (Castel) Gearhart.

Wayne was a graduate of Elderton High School. He attended Whitesburg United Methodist Church. He previously worked 20 years as the manager of Sunoco Gas Station and most recently worked four years at Greendale Tavern until it closed in 2014. Wayne enjoyed fishing, playing horse shoes and was an excellent bowler.

His memory will be cherished by his father Albert and step-mother Shirley Gearhart of Rural Valley; sisters, Valerie Smeltzer and husband, Larry of Kittanning, Tracy Goldstrohm and husband Terry of Rural Valley and Brenda Shellhammer and husband, Larry of Ford City; step-brothers, Jeffrey Given of KY, David Given and wife, Diane of Harrisburg; step-sisters, Lori Gary and husband, Jamie of Rural Valley, Janie Wright and husband, Jamie of Rural Valley, Patty Haye and husband, Robert of Kittanning; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother and his wife, Darlene (Krouse) Gearhart, who passed away on Sept. 30, 2016.

Friends and family will be received from 10 AM until the time of the funeral services honoring Wayne's life at 11AM on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at the Whitesburg United Methodist Church, 12126 US Route 422, Kittanning, PA., with the Rev. Craig R. Lindahl officiating.

Interment will be in Whitesburg United Methodist Cemetery, Kittanning, PA.

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