Ronald L. Hummel, 66, of East Brady died Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Jan. 1, 1940, in Summerville, Jefferson County, he was the son of Jennings L. and June Crispen Hummel.

He was a 1957 graduate of East Brady High School and served in the Air Force from 1957 to 1960.

Mr. Hummel worked in the boiler house and hydroplant at Witco Chemical in Petrolia for 27 years. He enjoyed yard work, carpentry and gardening.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of East Brady and the East Brady Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former member of the American Legion Post 488, Bradys Bend.

Surviving are his wife, Jeannine E. Port Hummel, whom he married Jan. 28, 1961; a son, Jeff Hummel of Falconer, N.Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Keith (Kelly) Mohn of Butler and Mrs. Dan (Cathy) Stewart of Roundup, Mont.; and a brother, Robert Hummel of Seneca Falls, N.Y. Also surviving are five grandchildren.

<B>HUMMEL </B>— Friends of Ronald L. Hummel, who died Tuesday, May 5, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>Charles B. Buechele Funeral Home</B>, 105 Fourth St., East Brady. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Rev. Robert Moore, interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church, East Brady, officiating. Burial will be at St. Eusebius Cemetery, East Brady.American Legion Post 488 will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and will conduct military honors at the cemetery on Saturday.Memorial donations may be made to the East Brady Area Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 325, East Brady, PA 16028; or to the East Brady Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 129, East Brady, PA 16028.