Samuel "Bob" Verner Obituary (1923

Samuel Verner, 91, of West Mayfield, Beaver Falls, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 in Friendship Ridge. Born July 5, 1923 in Beaver Falls, he was the youngest child of the late James and Carmella Marvella Verner. He was a member of St. Monica Parish and had been a member of the former St. Philomena Parish since 1955 where he had been an usher. He had been employed for 18 years at Standard Steel Corporation in West Mayfield and had also been the owner of the Esso Gas Station on 37th Street in Beaver Falls. He had retired from the former Babcock & Wilcox Tubular Products Company. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He had been a member of the New Brighton Son's of Italy, and a former member of the Oak Hill Vets Club. Sam loved his dachshund puppies, John Wayne movies, and his Italian heritage. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Phyllis Ann Capo Verner on July 9, 2008, his brothers, Dominic, Nicholas, and Joseph Verner, his sisters, Josephine Lucente, Rose Colorito, Mae Polce, Theresa Perciavalle, Mary Galizia-DeCello, Betty DiBiagio, and Frances Lombardo. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Karen J. and Robert A. Rimbey, Chippewa Township, his grandson Ryan Rimbey, Kennesaw, Georgia, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com., 3801 Fourth Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls, where prayers will be recited Monday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Monica Parish on College Hill with Rev. Father John Naugle as celebrant. Entombment will follow in Sylvania Hills Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired to the Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001. The Veterans Honor Guard will meet at the Sylvania Hills Mausoleum on Monday at 11:15 a.m. for military honors.