James W. Altenbaugh Sr., 83, of Cranberry Township died Sunday at UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless Township.

Born Feb. 15, 1923, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Francis and Blanche Clark Altenbaugh.

Mr. Altenbaugh was a member of the St. Ferdinand's Catholic Church, Cranberry Township. He was a World War II Army veteran serving in the Asian-Pacific Theater.

He loved spending time with his grandchildren.

Surviving are his wife, Marion C. Altenbaugh, whom he married May 8, 1960; two sons, Dr. Richard Altenbaugh and his wife, Marianne, of Richland Township and James W. Altenbaugh, Jr. and his companion, Rob Buckey, of Raleigh, N.C.; three daughters, Linda D. Wilson and her husband, Drew, of Forest Hills, Darlene C. Waychoff of Cranberry Township and Carol L. Zagorski and her husband, Tom, of Cheswick; and 12 grandchildren, Jeffrey and Justin Waychoff, Caitlin and Andrea Wilson, Kristy, Tom, Jared, Courtney, Tyler and Paige Zagorski, and Ian and Colin Altenbaugh.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, William James Altenbaugh; a brother, Francis Altenbaugh; and two sisters, Annetta Pisella and Beatrice Altenbaugh.

<B>ALTENBAUGH</B> — Friends of James W. Altenbaugh, who died Sunday, May 21, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home AND CREMATION SERVICES</B>, Cranberry Township. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Ferdinand Catholic Church. Burial with military honors will follow in the Pinewood Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township.For online condolences and directions, visit www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.