James E. Thornhill
James E. Thornhill, 76, of Canonsburg, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Pittsburgh.
He was born October 9, 1942, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Raymond and Eleanor Miller Thornhill.
He lived in the Canonsburg area since 1985 and was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. Jim had been a police officer for the city of Pittsburgh for 26 years and prior to his retirement was employed by the State of Pennsylvania as a professional investigator with the Department of State Occupational Licensing Bureau.
He served with the U.S. Army in Germany and was a member of the American Legion Post 793 of Cecil and the Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge 001. Jim was also a member of the Avella Sportsmen’s Association and was an avid fisherman who enjoyed his dog Thorne, who died the day Jim recently went into the hospital.
On June 17, 1972, he married Margaret “Margie” Rosso, who survives. Also left behind to cherish his memory are his two sons, William J. (Marilyn) Thornhill and Mark John Thornhill, both of Pittsburgh; his daughter, Stacy Marie (Tim) Peterson of Champlin, Minn.; two grandchildren, Faith and Luke Peterson; two brothers, Raymond Thornhill of Sarasota, Fla. and Richard Thornhill of Portersville; sister Ruth Kahn of Beechview; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Michael and Thomas Thornhill.
Friends and family are welcome from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Salandra Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc. Joseph P. Salandra, LFD, owner/supervisor, Darla Tripoli, LFD, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, where departing prayers will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick Church, 317 West Pike Street, Canonsburg. Interment with full military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 of Canonsburg will take place at 12:30 p.m. in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township.
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