Apr 21, 2018

Richard A. Backner, 79, of Uniontown, died Friday, April 20, 2018, in Lafayette Manor, Uniontown.

He was born September 16, 1938, in Canonsburg, a son of Leonard and Helen Drabischak Backner.

Richard was a former employee of McGraw-Edison, The Meadows Racetrack and Sanders and Associates.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during peacetime.

Richard was a member of St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Uniontown and a former member of the former St. Agnes Church in Richeyvillle.

He was also a member of American Legion Post 705, Centerville.

Richard enjoyed spending his time with family, watching Pittsburgh sports teams and farming.

Surviving are his wife, Gloria Belski Backner of Daisytown; a son, Brian Backner of Uniontown; a stepson, Ron Fisher of Daisytown; and several nieces and nephews.

Richard was the last surviving of his four brothers, Leonard, Thomas, William and August, and three sisters, Margaret, Mary Ann and Agnes.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, April 23, in Leonard M. Pavlic Funeral Homes Inc., 405 Main Street, Bentleyville, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Bentleyville, with the Rev. Edward Yuhas officiating.

Private interment will be held in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township.

Condolences may be expressed at www.pavlicfuneralhomes.com.