Raymond Jacob Irey Sr.
Great dad was Moose Lodge member
Raymond Jacob Irey Sr., 88, of Amwell Township, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was born July 12, 1925, in Washington, a son of William and Jeannie Mulhman Irey.
Mr. Irey worked at Polycom, Tri-State Engineering and Jefferson Coal and Coke. In addition, he was a self-employed tree-trimmer. Mr. Irey attended Friendship Community Church and was a member of Moose Lodge and a Steelworkers Union.
He was a great dad.
On September 29, 1952, he married Florence Marie Matteson, who died January 8, 2011.
Surviving are four sons, Robert (Joyce) Matteson, Raymond (Wendy) Irey, James Irey and Donald Irey; two daughters, Anna (the late Frank) Przystup and Kathy (Dewey) Hall, all of Washington; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are his siblings, Clem Irey, Anna Irey, Emma Wildman, Genevieve Irey, Ethel Anderson, Estella Dille, Margaret Frazee, Gloria Jean Byrne, Fred Irey and James Irey.
Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 8, in Friendship Community Church, Washington, with the Rev. Rick Bruckner officiating. Burial will follow in Woodruff Memorial Park, Canonsburg.
Additional information and guestbook are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.