James Patrick “Joe” Dunn, age 78, of Butler, passed away Friday, December 13, at Butler Memorial Hospital,
Born in Butler on June 23, 1941, he was a son of the late James Thomas and Helen Gertrude Birckbichler Dunn.
Joe worked for 30 years as a union truck driver for Black and White Express. He later was employed for 10 years in the Butler Area School District’s maintenance department.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army
Joe was a member of Saint Fidelis Roman Catholic Church.
He belonged to the Meridian Volunteer Fire Department and the Butler County Civil War Roundtable. He also was past commander of the Meridian Vets Club.
Joe is survived by his wife, Linda Shubert Dunn, The couple married February 9, 1963.
He is also survived by two daughters, Sheilah Angeloni and her husband, Frank, of Butler, and Beckie Brown and her husband, Ed, of Baden; four grandchildren, Ashton McPherson and her husband, Tom, of Butler, Whitney Angeloni, of Butler, Jarred Brown and his fiancé, Martha, of Cranberry Township, and Devon Brown, of Ellwood City; three great-grandchildren, Leon McPherson, Avery Brown, and Jax Brown; one brother, John A. Dunn, of Florida; and one sister, Mary Ann Campbell and her husband, William, of Arizona.
In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by one brother, Richard Dunn.
Friends will be received in Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Wednesday from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Military honors will be accorded at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. by American Legion Post 117, VFW Post 249, and American Legion Post 778.
A Blessing Service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. with Deacon Mitch Natali officiating.
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