Richard A. Platt Sr.
1934 - 2021
Richard Allen Platt Sr., 87, of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born March 4, 1934, in Derry, a son of the late Bernard Allen Platt and Charlotte (Burns) Platt. Richard served in the Army National Guard and prior to retirement in 1995, he was a systems analyst for West Penn Power where he had worked for 32 years. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish where he served as a Eucharistic minister and a CCD Teacher. He was a member and past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, Daniel P. Nolan Council No. 940, Latrobe, and a member and past faithful navigator and faithful comptroller of St. Vincent Assembly No. 918, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He also served as district deputy for the Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus, District No. 114. He served as president of Greater Latrobe Organization for Wrestling, was a toastmaster, a member of the Latrobe Elks and was a former Boy Scout. He travelled far and wide to watch his grandchildren play sports, was an avid beach goer, stamp collector and a photographer extraordinaire. A dedicated Pittsburgh sports fan; he loved the Steelers and the Penguins but adored the Pirates. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley (Tocco) Platt, in 2004; and his brother, Clinton Platt. He is survived by his loving companion, RoseAnn Gilmore; two children, Kelly Platt O'Leary (Patrick) and Richard A. Platt Jr. (Lisa); six grandchildren, Mary Margaret O'Leary, Patrick O'Leary III, Ryan Matthew O'Leary, Erin Ann O'Leary, Santino Joseph Platt and Gianna Marie Platt; his niece and godchild, Julie Harrison Doeberiner (Isaiah); a sister-in-law, Mary Tocco Harrison; and a number of other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 at HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe, PA 15650. The members of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 940 will hold a service at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 in St. Vincent Basilica, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650. Everyone please go directly to the church. Interment will follow in St. Vincent Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning & Children's Media, c/o Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650, online at www.fredrogerscenter.org, or to the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation at www.palmerfoundation.org. To post an online condolence, please visit www.hartman-grazianofuneralhome.com.
Published by Tribune Review from Nov. 21 to Nov. 22, 2021.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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Date Issued: 9/10/1962
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Name: PLATT RICHARD A
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Name: TOCCO SHIRLEY
1934 - 2021
Richard Allen Platt Sr., 87, of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born March 4, 1934, in Derry, a son of the late Bernard Allen Platt and Charlotte (Burns) Platt. Richard served in the Army National Guard and prior to retirement in 1995, he was a systems analyst for West Penn Power where he had worked for 32 years. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish where he served as a Eucharistic minister and a CCD Teacher. He was a member and past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, Daniel P. Nolan Council No. 940, Latrobe, and a member and past faithful navigator and faithful comptroller of St. Vincent Assembly No. 918, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He also served as district deputy for the Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus, District No. 114. He served as president of Greater Latrobe Organization for Wrestling, was a toastmaster, a member of the Latrobe Elks and was a former Boy Scout. He travelled far and wide to watch his grandchildren play sports, was an avid beach goer, stamp collector and a photographer extraordinaire. A dedicated Pittsburgh sports fan; he loved the Steelers and the Penguins but adored the Pirates. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley (Tocco) Platt, in 2004; and his brother, Clinton Platt. He is survived by his loving companion, RoseAnn Gilmore; two children, Kelly Platt O'Leary (Patrick) and Richard A. Platt Jr. (Lisa); six grandchildren, Mary Margaret O'Leary, Patrick O'Leary III, Ryan Matthew O'Leary, Erin Ann O'Leary, Santino Joseph Platt and Gianna Marie Platt; his niece and godchild, Julie Harrison Doeberiner (Isaiah); a sister-in-law, Mary Tocco Harrison; and a number of other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 at HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe, PA 15650. The members of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 940 will hold a service at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 in St. Vincent Basilica, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650. Everyone please go directly to the church. Interment will follow in St. Vincent Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning & Children's Media, c/o Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650, online at www.fredrogerscenter.org, or to the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation at www.palmerfoundation.org. To post an online condolence, please visit www.hartman-grazianofuneralhome.com.
Published by Tribune Review from Nov. 21 to Nov. 22, 2021.
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Name: PLATT RICHARD A
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Richard A. Platt Sr.
1934 - 2021
Richard Allen Platt Sr., 87, of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born March 4, 1934, in Derry, a son of the late Bernard Allen Platt and Charlotte (Burns) Platt. Richard served in the Army National Guard and prior to retirement in 1995, he was a systems analyst for West Penn Power where he had worked for 32 years. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish where he served as a Eucharistic minister and a CCD Teacher. He was a member and past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, Daniel P. Nolan Council No. 940, Latrobe, and a member and past faithful navigator and faithful comptroller of St. Vincent Assembly No. 918, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He also served as district deputy for the Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus, District No. 114. He served as president of Greater Latrobe Organization for Wrestling, was a toastmaster, a member of the Latrobe Elks and was a former Boy Scout. He travelled far and wide to watch his grandchildren play sports, was an avid beach goer, stamp collector and a photographer extraordinaire. A dedicated Pittsburgh sports fan; he loved the Steelers and the Penguins but adored the Pirates. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley (Tocco) Platt, in 2004; and his brother, Clinton Platt. He is survived by his loving companion, RoseAnn Gilmore; two children, Kelly Platt O'Leary (Patrick) and Richard A. Platt Jr. (Lisa); six grandchildren, Mary Margaret O'Leary, Patrick O'Leary III, Ryan Matthew O'Leary, Erin Ann O'Leary, Santino Joseph Platt and Gianna Marie Platt; his niece and godchild, Julie Harrison Doeberiner (Isaiah); a sister-in-law, Mary Tocco Harrison; and a number of other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 at HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe, PA 15650. The members of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 940 will hold a service at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 in St. Vincent Basilica, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650. Everyone please go directly to the church. Interment will follow in St. Vincent Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning & Children's Media, c/o Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650, online at www.fredrogerscenter.org, or to the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation at www.palmerfoundation.org. To post an online condolence, please visit www.hartman-grazianofuneralhome.com.
Published by Tribune Review from Nov. 21 to Nov. 22, 2021.
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Record #: 145655
License Number: 145655
Date Issued: 9/10/1962
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Date of Marriage: 9/15/1962
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Applicant 1 (or Groom) Name:
Name: PLATT RICHARD A
Applicant 2 (or Bride) Name:
Name: TOCCO SHIRLEY
1934 - 2021
Richard Allen Platt Sr., 87, of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born March 4, 1934, in Derry, a son of the late Bernard Allen Platt and Charlotte (Burns) Platt. Richard served in the Army National Guard and prior to retirement in 1995, he was a systems analyst for West Penn Power where he had worked for 32 years. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish where he served as a Eucharistic minister and a CCD Teacher. He was a member and past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, Daniel P. Nolan Council No. 940, Latrobe, and a member and past faithful navigator and faithful comptroller of St. Vincent Assembly No. 918, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He also served as district deputy for the Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus, District No. 114. He served as president of Greater Latrobe Organization for Wrestling, was a toastmaster, a member of the Latrobe Elks and was a former Boy Scout. He travelled far and wide to watch his grandchildren play sports, was an avid beach goer, stamp collector and a photographer extraordinaire. A dedicated Pittsburgh sports fan; he loved the Steelers and the Penguins but adored the Pirates. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley (Tocco) Platt, in 2004; and his brother, Clinton Platt. He is survived by his loving companion, RoseAnn Gilmore; two children, Kelly Platt O'Leary (Patrick) and Richard A. Platt Jr. (Lisa); six grandchildren, Mary Margaret O'Leary, Patrick O'Leary III, Ryan Matthew O'Leary, Erin Ann O'Leary, Santino Joseph Platt and Gianna Marie Platt; his niece and godchild, Julie Harrison Doeberiner (Isaiah); a sister-in-law, Mary Tocco Harrison; and a number of other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 at HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe, PA 15650. The members of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 940 will hold a service at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 in St. Vincent Basilica, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650. Everyone please go directly to the church. Interment will follow in St. Vincent Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning & Children's Media, c/o Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650, online at www.fredrogerscenter.org, or to the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation at www.palmerfoundation.org. To post an online condolence, please visit www.hartman-grazianofuneralhome.com.
Published by Tribune Review from Nov. 21 to Nov. 22, 2021.
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Name: PLATT RICHARD A
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