Richard Earl Vaughn, Jr., age 95, of Renfrew, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Rochester Manor.
Born in Pittsburgh on May 14, 1924, he was a son of the late Richard Earl and Josephine Evans Vaughn.
A veteran of World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He was assigned to the 20th Armored Division.
Richard was a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering and the University of Pittsburgh with degrees in zoology and mathematics.
He was employed as a mechanical engineer at Hunter Saw Division, ASKO, Inc.
He was an avid classical pianist as well as a model railroad collector.
He is survived by his son, Robert K. Vaughn and his wife, Doreen, of Cranberry Twp.; one daughter-in-law, Roberta “Bobby” Wanner, of Pittsburgh; four grandchildren, Robert K. Vaughn, Jr. and his wife, Barbara, of Evans City, Melissa Vaughn and her husband, Jared Rowley, of Evans City, Elspeth Vaughn, of Pittsburgh, and Rhiannon Druschel and her husband, Henry, of Washington, DC; two great-grandchildren, Cecily Vaughn and Konnor Vaughn; one sister-in-law, Connie Vaughn, of Hurst, TX; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Hedwig Hesse Vaughn, who passed away March 10, 2015; one son, Richard E. Vaughn III; and one brother, James Vaughn.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Monday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Burial will take place in Brownsdale Cemetery.