Sep 21, 2015

Served in Vietnam War, enjoyed motorcycles

Charles Harry Roessler Jr., 67, of Mt. Pleasant Township, died Monday, September 21, 2015, in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh.

He was born May 1, 1948, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Charles Harry Sr. and Dorothy Willy Roessler.

Mr. Roessler was a 1967 graduate of West Allegheny High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

He worked as a truck driver with Mill Service in Bulger and later with Weavertown in Cecil, before retiring in 2001.

Mr. Roessler was a member of Teamsters Local 249, McDonald American Legion and McDonald Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He enjoyed motorcycles, crosswords and word search puzzles, but loved spending time with the kids.

On August 13, 1971, he married Nancy J. Small, who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Heather N. (Eric) Santek of Bulger; two sons, Charles H. (Bobbi Jo) Roessler III of McDonald and Russell W. (Carey) Roessler of Moon Township; three sisters, Rebecca Medved, Barbara Cook and Betty Jo (Frank) Lapin, all of Imperial; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Jean Roessler of Clinton; 10 grandchildren, Jacob, Rachel, Carli, Charles IV, Andie, Taylor, Finnegan, Randy, Matt and Marc; and three great-grandchildren, Landon, Cameron and Manny.

Deceased are a daughter, Alexis M. Roessler, and a brother, Herbert Roessler.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in Nation Funeral Home Inc., 220 East Lincoln Avenue, McDonald, where services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, September 25, with the Rev. William Burns, pastor of Church of the Living Christ in Burgettstown, officiating. Burial will follow in National Cemetery of The Alleghenies, Cecil Township.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065.

Condolences, photos and additional information are available at www.nationfuneralhome.com.