Leo S. Geagan, Jr., age 91, of Butler, passed away at his residence on Monday, January 14, 2019.
Born in Chicora on April 18, 1927, he was a son of the late Leo S. Geagan, Sr. and Terressa Plunkard Geagan.
Leo was retired from Butler Armco, where he worked for 37 years in the Shipping Department.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in World War II.
He was a member of the Butler Moose, the French & Belgium Club, and the Summit Township Sportsman Club.
Leo loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was devoted to his dogs.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and he especially liked working in his yard. The Geagan family was well known for the outdoor Christmas displays they installed at their home for many years at holiday time.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann McKissick Geagan, whom he married September 2, 1950; four sons, Barry D. Geagan and his wife, Cathy, of Lyndora, Robert E. Geagan and his wife, Kim, of Butler, Leo S. Geagan, III and his wife, Kim, of Butler, and Patrick M. Geagan, of Butler; and one daughter, Kathleen Ellwood and her husband, Douglas, of Butler.
Also surviving are ten grandchildren, Shawn, Stacy, Cory, Cody, Kylie, Megan, Dillon, Trinity, Dustin and Jesse; and nine great-grandchildren, Carson, Smith, Luciano, Braydan, Cooper, Brycen, Preslie, Riley and Ayden.
He was preceded in death by one son, Ralph E. Geagan, who passed away May 25, 1957; three brothers; and two sisters.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 11 a.m. from Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean Street, Butler.
Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery.
Military Honors will be accorded at the cemetery by VFW Post 249 of Butler, American Legion Post 778 of Lyndora, and American Legion Post 117 of Butler.
Saint Paul Catholic Women and Christian Mothers will meet at the church on Friday at 10:35 a.m. to recite the rosary.
The family requests memorial donations to VA Butler Healthcare, 353 North Duffy Road, Butler, PA 16001.