Paul A. Quast
Paul A. Quast, 85, of Eighty Four, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, in Camp Whispering Pines, Sinnemahoning, Cameron County.
He was born October 2, 1936, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Herman G. Quast and Mary Elizabeth Thinnis Quast.
A veteran, Paul served with the United States Air Force during the Korea War.
He owned and operated Paul’s Gulf Service in Eighty Four.
Paul later worked for, and retired from, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was an operator at the Maxwell Lock and Dam.
He was a member of the McMurray Lions Club, and was the Past District Governor for the Lions International, District 14-M.
Paul was a member of the Emmanuel United Presbyterian Church in Eighty Four, and a founding member of the former Somerset Township Volunteer Fire Department.
An avid sports enthusiast, he loved hunting, fishing, and all motor sports.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 945 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 553 in Strabane.
Surviving are his wife, Constance “Connie” Hamilton Quast; sons, Gary A. Quast (Tammy L. Colbert) of Eighty Four, and Greg A. Quast (Bette) of Manassas, Va.; granddaughters, Claire M. Hackinson (John) and Madeline S. Quast; great-granddaughter, Kadence Hackinson; brother, Fred Quast of Export; sisters, Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Sprague of Scenery Hill and Rita Ann Streeter of Fowlerville, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews.
Paul will be sadly missed by his little dog, Tipper.
Friends are welcome from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 28, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, April 29, in Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, where a service will follow at 11 a.m., with Pastor Francis Skariot officiating.
A procession will follow to Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray, for a committal service and military honors by American Legion Post 615, Bentleyville and the U.S. Air Force.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully request memorials be made to Leader Dogs for the Blind, 1039 S. Rochester Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307. www.leaderdog.org/donate/
Memories and condolences can be shared with the family at www.thompson-marodi.com.