John Albert Pape Sr. (1926 - 2016)

Born 11 Dec 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pa

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 2016 at age 89 in Bethel Park, Pa

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Biography

He was beloved husband for 62 years of Audrey; loving the father of John A. Pape, Jr. (Sandy), Gregory (Joyal), Keith J. (Jenise) and Stacey V. Pape (Rick McCormick); grandfather of John III, Jason, Shane, Anthony, Lindsay Hickey, and Mia.

John served as a Staff Sergeant with the U.S. Army during WWII. He was the founder and owner of John Pape Floor Covering of South Park, PA. John served as chairman of the Police Civil Service Commission and was a senior councilman with over 40 years of dedicated community service to the residents of Bethel Park. He was an avid Pittsburgh Sports Fan.

Sources

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMV7-W8R : 5 December 2014), John A Pape, enlisted 16 Mar 1945, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Pape-258 was created by Lindsay Hickey through the import of 61646622_2_EN_l5037d47s6151sce.ged on Jun 26, 2016.
• Got from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=john-a-pape-krusher&pid=181345981&fhid=9646#sthash.wLyqVmJ1.dpuf