Claude R. Stuck, 85, of Fombell died Thursday in Creek Meadows Care Center, Zelienople, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Harmony on Jan. 19, 1921, he was a son of John L. and Emma Fairbanks Stuck.

He was a longtime active member of the Camp Run Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder and Sunday school teacher.

Mr. Stuck was a graduate of Zelienople High School and later attended Geneva College. He was a veteran of the Army during World War II.

He enjoyed music and sang in choirs.

A draftsman, he was employed at the former Mathews Conveyor (Rexnord) in Ellwood City, and later at Fox Grinders in Harmony, Herman Pneumatic in Zelienople and other local companies.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Boots Stuck, whom he married in 1962; two sons, Duane and Brian Stuck, both of Fombell; a daughter, Beth Wehr of Evans City; a sister, Doris Stuck of Beaver Falls, and three grandchildren.

<B>STUCK</B> — Friends of Claude R. Stuck, who died Thursday, May 25, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the <B>Turner Funeral Home</B>, Sixth Street at Park Avenue, Ellwood City.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Camp Run Presbyterian Church, Fombell, with the Rev. Andrew Shaffer, pastor, officiating.Burial will be in the church cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the Camp Run Presbyterian Church.