Lanny C. Dunmire
Lanny C. Dunmire, 75, of Eighty Four, died Thursday, December 6, 2018, after a short, courageous battle with cancer.
He was born November 18, 1943, in New Kensington, a son of the late Harold F. and Josephine H. Talmadge Dunmire.
Lanny was a 1961 graduate of Apollo High School and received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Penn State University.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving as a military policeman, and received the National Defense Medal.
Lanny was a Pennsylvania state trooper at Trooper B, Washington Barracks, retiring in 1995 after 27 years.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends. He also enjoyed going to the Washington County Fair every year, where he operated Lanny’s Shanty cooking and serving pork, beef and lamb sandwiches.
Lanny was a member of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 47 and American Legion Post 902.
On May 17, 1969, he married Sharon Ross, who survives. They moved to Washington County that same year.
Also surviving are a daughter, Karrie (JW) Jaeger of Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Thomas (Diana Shaffer) Dunmire of Shelocta and Joel Dunmire of Loris, S.C.; brother-in-law Larry (Jane) Ross of Lower Burrell; sister-in-law Marjorie (Greg) Ward of Apex, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.
Also left to cherish his memory are his dogs, Cosmo and Sadie, his traveling companions.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, December 12. Burial will follow in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township. Military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 902 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191. A service by Fraternal Order of Police will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Family Hospice Development Department, 50 Moffett Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15243.
Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.