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Raymond A. Kifer

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Raymond A. Kifer, 88, of Washington, formerly of Canonsburg and Eighty Four, died at 10:50 a.m. Thursday May 16, 2013, in his home with his family at his side.

He was born September 23, 1924, in Canonsburg, the son of Raymond W. and Ora Marie Champ Kifer.

Mr. Kifer was a member of Shiloh Bible Fellowship.

He was employed at Pennsylvania Transformer in Canonsburg and McGraw-Edison, which later became Cooper Industries, as a mechanical assembler for 39 years and nine months until his retirement.

He liked to bowl, ride motorcycles and work on fixing anything. Mr. Kifer loved helping others and was always there to lend a hand. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 in Canonsburg and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines and Japan.

On May 14, 1971, he married Mary Brincko, who survives.

Also surviving are two stepsons, Charles M. (Peggy) White of Claysville and David L. White of Washington; a stepdaughter; Evelyn W. Gostic of Strabane; a brother, Richard Evan Kifer of Arvada, Colo.; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; along with several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Kifer was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Harold, Curtis and Robert Kifer, and two sisters, Ruth Riggle and Jean Mildred Stevens.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., Wilson at East Katherine avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo Warco, director, S. Timothy Warco II, director. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the funeral home with Pastor Edward Popovich officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray. Full military rites will be accorded by the combined honor guard of VFW Post 191 of Canonsburg and American Legion Post 902 of Houston and the U.S. Army. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 60 East Maiden Street, Washington PA 15301. Condolences may be expressed at www.WarcoFalvoFuneralHome.com.

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