Richards

Thomas E. Richards, 56, of Albion, Pa., formerly of Harmony, died Monday at the Hamot Medical Center, Erie.

Born June 25, 1953, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Harry and Beatrice Thomas Richards.

Mr. Richards had been a machinist at Mikron Valve, new home of Miller Stream- Flow Valves, in Cranesville.

He had been a soccer coach for several years for SV North and enjoyed ballroom dancing.

He was a member of St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, Zelienople.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Farinelli Richards, who he married Sept. 25, 1976; three children, Martha (Randall) Brown of Butler, Thomas (Sarah) H. Richards of Connoquenessing and Jeffry Richards of Slippery Rock; four sisters, Nancy Richards of Bellevue, Mary Bean of Hillsboro, Ohio, Loretta Armitage of Tiltonsville, Ohio, and Debbie Walsh of Bellevue; three grandchildren, Keith and Klayre Brown and Ethan Richards.

<B>RICHARDS</B> — Friends of Thomas E. Richards, who died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople, with the Rev. Robert M. Miller as celebrant.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave./R20, Cleveland, OH 44195.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.