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Robert J. Kalan Jr.

Robert Kalan

Robert J. Kalan Jr., 51, of Mars died unexpectedly Sunday evening at UPMC Passavant Hospital in Cranberry Township.

Born in Butler on June 26, 1962, he was the son of Robert J. and Helen Bowser Kalan Sr. of Mars.

Bob was a graduate of Penn State University with an architectural engineering degree and a P.E. in electrical engineering with certification in several states. He belonged to several professional engineering societies.

He was a member of the Dutilh United Methodist Church in Cranberry Township.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Victoria Kalan of Norfolk, Va., and two sons, Stephen Kalan and his wife, Leah, of Stafford, Va., and Kevin Kalan of Moon Township.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Erica Jean Kalan.

KALAN — The friends of Robert J. Kalan Jr., who died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be private at the funeral home with the Rev. Dwayne Burfield Jr., his pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dutilh Cemetery, Cranberry Township.Memorials may be made to the Dutilh United Methodist Church, 1270 Dutilh Road, Cranberry Township PA 16066 or to the donor's favorite charity.Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.

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