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James C. Dunn

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World War II veteran

James C. Dunn, 87, of McMurray, died Saturday, September 7, 2013, in Canonsburg General Hospital.

He was born April 29, 1926, in Canonsburg, a son of J. Joseph and Mary Wagner Dunn.

Mr. Dunn was a 1947 graduate of Trinity High School.

He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the 8th Bomber Group.

Mr. Dunn retired following 38 years as a truck driver for Guttman Oil of Washington, formerly Pyramid Oil Co.

On November 22, 1948, he married Shirley Mae Hamilton, who passed away March 4, 1990.

He married Judith Puskarich of Washington, who survives.

Also surviving are four children, Mark W. Dunn (Carol) of Canonsburg, William C. Dunn (Sallie) of Eighty Four, James B. Dunn (Darlene) of Washington and Kathleen Sue Hilderbrand (Harry) of Washington; 10 grandchildren, Matthew Polland, Jeremy and Jared Triplett, Alisha Roberts, Rebecca Dunn, Jessica Dunn, Sabrina Leshko, Joe and Jim Dunn and Jonathan Stewart; nine great-grandchildren; four stepchildren, Debbie Minor (David) of Eighty Four, Dona DeAngelis of Canonsburg, Darlene Ziemba (Frank) of Cecil and Edward Puskarich of Akron, Ohio; a stepgrandson, Chad Ziemba; a stepgreat-granddaughter; and a sister, Shirley Comer (Bob) of Greene County.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, owner/supervisor, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, PA 15342, where military honors will be accorded at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 12, by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191, Canonsburg, and American Legion Post 902, Houston, combined honor guard. Private interment will be in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township.

Condolences may be left by viewing the obituary at www.mcilvaine-speakman.com.

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