Leland E. Blaney
Leland E. Blaney, 92, of Uniontown, Pa., died Monday, December 11, 2006, in the Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, Pa. He was born November 9, 1914, in Gans, Pa., the son of the late George W. Blaney and Perie Burchinal Blaney.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 58 years, Helen P. Hartman Blaney in 1997, three brothers, Kenneth, Quentin and Lloyd Blaney and five sisters, Anna Marie Blaney, Jean Crowe, Pearle Phillips, Evelyn Conn and Mildred Myers.
Leland was a veteran of World War II who served in the United States Navy.
He was employed for 39 years with United States Steel retiring from the Homestead Works. Leland was a member of Bible Baptist church of Uniontown and the United Steel Workers of America.
Surviving are his daughter, Myrna Jane Adams and husband, Thomas of Canal Winchester, Ohio; two grandchildren, Jordan Keller and Dena Adams; three sisters, Jeanette Ganoe of Point Marion, Pa., Willis Conn and Dorothy Blaney both of Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.
The family would also like to thank his caregiver, Joann Stout, his primary caregiver and dear friend, Marie Mounayar and the Fayette Home Care Hospice Team.
Private Family Services will be held in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa., today, December 13, 2006, with the Rev. George W. McLaughlin officiating.
Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Pa.