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Franklin Dale Rappe

Franklin Dale Rappe, 55, of Pittsburgh passed away Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh.

Born in Iaeger, W.Va., Feb. 28, 1957, he was the son of Kenneth C. and Ruby J. Mitchell Rape.

He was a Presbyterian.

He worked for Weyhauser in Harmony.

Dale enjoyed football and his family.

Surviving are his parents of Evans City; two daughters, Tamara (Jessie) Icenhour of Beaver Falls and Brittney Rappe of Butler; one son, Dale E. Rappe and his fiancee, Tracy, of Wexford; one brother, Kenneth (Lisa) Rape of Callery; the mother of his children, Gloria Winter of Valencia; five grandchildren, Caitlyn, Riley, Jaeda, Trenton and Quinton; one niece, Carly; one nephew, Joshua; and a special aunt, Shirley Tessier.

RAPPE — There was no visitation for Franklin Dale Rappe, who passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Burial will be in the Evans City Cemetery.

Arrangements are entrusted to A. Carl Kinsey-Ronald N. Volz Funeral Home, 328 W. Main St., Evans City.

Additional information may be obtained at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com.

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