McCoy

Ronald M. McCoy, 76, of Butler died early Saturday morning at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

He was born Oct. 20, 1933 in Cavit-tsville, Westmoreland County, a son of the late Joseph Stewart McCoy and Mae Harrover McCoy.

In 1952, he graduated from North Huntingdon High School, now Norwin, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in education at Clarion University in 1962. He later attended Slippery Rock College to achieve a master's degree in education. He retired as an elementary teacher for the Butler School District, where he taught for 38 years.

He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.

He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Butler, the American Legion Post 117 and the VFW Post 249, along with the Elks Lodge 170 and the Butler Moose Lodge 64, all in Butler.

He also had coached American Legion Baseball teams in Butler and Lyndora for many years. He was an avid bowler and bowled in several leagues.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlu Grening McCoy. They were married from June 29, 1963, until her passing on Nov. 1, 2009. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Roseann Glasgow.

Surviving are two children, Mark and his wife, Sue McCoy of Sebastian, Fla., and Ronna Moore and her husband, Todd, of Massillion, Ohio; two beloved grandchildren, Alec and Abigayle Moore; four brothers, Victor (Judy) McCoy in Punta Gorda, Fla., Joseph (Patricia) McCoy of Brick, N.J., and Lawrence McCoy and Michael (Roberta) McCoy, all of Trafford; and a sister, Veronica (Robert) Topper of North Huntingdon.

<B>McCoy </B>—<B> </B>Friends of Ronald M. McCoy, who died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler.The St. Paul Guild and Christian Mothers will recite the rosary at 9:40 a.m. Thursday at the church.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.