Dean R. Shakley
Dean R. Shakley, 80, of Orchard Manor, Grove City, formerly of Parker, Pa., passed away at 8 p.m. Monday at the Manor, where he had lived since June of 2014.
Born March 30, 1936, in Petrolia, he was the son of the late Harry R. and Garnet Shoup Shakley.
Dean graduated from Fairview Township-Karns City High School in 1954 and immediately began a 43-year career with Witco Chemical, now again Sonneborne, in Petrolia. He worked maintenance, supervisory 50 years with the Parker City Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as treasurer for 23 years, a bingo caller for many years and assisted with various deeds completed by the fire company.
He was a member and past president of the Armstrong County Firemen's Association and served as member and past officer of the Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association.
Dean first served with the Parker City Council and was later elected mayor of the city for several terms. He was also involved with Redevelopment of Armstrong County for many years as a representative of Parker City.
Mr. Shakley belonged to the former Parker Rotary and its successor, PACSO.
Beginning in the 1960s, Dean began working in funeral service with the late Fred S. Bowser and continued with Buzard Funeral Homes until ill health prevailed.
In 1985, he began attending the annual speed weeks at Daytona with his friend, Buzard. He continued this interest in NASCAR at Daytona and several other tracks until 2011, when his health failed.
He was a social member of VFW Post 7073 and a life member of Connoquenessing Lodge 278 IOOF of Butler.
Surviving are one daughter, Pamela Olama, and her husband, Hossein “Fred,” of Orlando, Fla.; two sons, James Sproull of Richmond, Va., and Robert “Skip” and his wife, Beverly, Sproull of Alabama; eight grandchildren, Jessica and Alex Olama, James, Robert, John and Emily Sproull, and Benjamin and Nicholas Ace; a number of great-grandchildren; two sisters, Velma Jean (Jeannie) Shakley of Parker and Margaret (Peg) Merryman of Petrolia and Polk; one brother, Donald L. and his wife, Mary, Shakley, of Chicora; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Dean was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Fross; his second wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Rose Sproull; two daughters, Deana Shakley and Christine Anne Sproull Ace; one daughter-in-law, Sandy Klingler Sproull; two brothers, John Wallace “Wally” Shakley and Allen Bruce “Butch” Shakley; and one sister, Nancy Jane Shakley.
SHAKLEY — Friends of Dean R. Shakley, who died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 S. Wayne Ave., Parker, where funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Ken Hughes will officiate. Interment will be at the Parker Presbyterian Cemetery.Members of the Parker City Volunteer Fire Department will conduct memorial services for Dean at 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.To view/send condolences, flowers and sympathy cards, visit www.buzardfuneralhomes.com.
