George E. "Jiggs" Bromley, District Road, Fairview Township, passed away peacefully at 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in UPMC Horizon, Greenville, after a brief illness. He was 96.
Born July 11, 1916 in Lake Township, he was a son of George E. and Mary E. Hosack Bromley.
He attended the Carpenter's Corners Country School and the Odd Fellows School of Pittsburgh and Meadville.
Mr. Bromley retired in 1981 from former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. after 40 years of service.
In his earlier years he had worked for the Erie Railroad, Greenville Steel Car Co., and at local dairy farms.
He was a longtime member of the former Carpenter's Corners Church of Christ.
Mr. Bromley was an avid gardener and beekeeper and always enjoyed taking care of his home. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, walking and lawn mowing.
He was a long time member of the Pleasant Ridge Grange, Perry Township.
He was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Marine Corps.
His wife, the former Effie D. Britton, whom he married Sept. 15, 1946, preceded him in death Aug. 20, 1993
He is survived by five daughters; two sons; fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and a brother and his wife, as well as many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his wife, a grandson Michael McGranahan; four brothers: James, John, Norman and DeWayne Bromley.
Born July 11, 1916 in Lake Township, he was a son of George E. and Mary E. Hosack Bromley.
He attended the Carpenter's Corners Country School and the Odd Fellows School of Pittsburgh and Meadville.
Mr. Bromley retired in 1981 from former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. after 40 years of service.
In his earlier years he had worked for the Erie Railroad, Greenville Steel Car Co., and at local dairy farms.
He was a longtime member of the former Carpenter's Corners Church of Christ.
Mr. Bromley was an avid gardener and beekeeper and always enjoyed taking care of his home. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, walking and lawn mowing.
He was a long time member of the Pleasant Ridge Grange, Perry Township.
He was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Marine Corps.
His wife, the former Effie D. Britton, whom he married Sept. 15, 1946, preceded him in death Aug. 20, 1993
He is survived by five daughters; two sons; fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and a brother and his wife, as well as many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his wife, a grandson Michael McGranahan; four brothers: James, John, Norman and DeWayne Bromley.
George E. "Jiggs" Bromley, District Road, Fairview Township, passed away peacefully at 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in UPMC Horizon, Greenville, after a brief illness. He was 96.
Born July 11, 1916 in Lake Township, he was a son of George E. and Mary E. Hosack Bromley.
He attended the Carpenter's Corners Country School and the Odd Fellows School of Pittsburgh and Meadville.
Mr. Bromley retired in 1981 from former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. after 40 years of service.
In his earlier years he had worked for the Erie Railroad, Greenville Steel Car Co., and at local dairy farms.
He was a longtime member of the former Carpenter's Corners Church of Christ.
Mr. Bromley was an avid gardener and beekeeper and always enjoyed taking care of his home. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, walking and lawn mowing.
He was a long time member of the Pleasant Ridge Grange, Perry Township.
He was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Marine Corps.
His wife, the former Effie D. Britton, whom he married Sept. 15, 1946, preceded him in death Aug. 20, 1993
He is survived by five daughters; two sons; fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and a brother and his wife, as well as many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his wife, a grandson Michael McGranahan; four brothers: James, John, Norman and DeWayne Bromley.
Born July 11, 1916 in Lake Township, he was a son of George E. and Mary E. Hosack Bromley.
He attended the Carpenter's Corners Country School and the Odd Fellows School of Pittsburgh and Meadville.
Mr. Bromley retired in 1981 from former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. after 40 years of service.
In his earlier years he had worked for the Erie Railroad, Greenville Steel Car Co., and at local dairy farms.
He was a longtime member of the former Carpenter's Corners Church of Christ.
Mr. Bromley was an avid gardener and beekeeper and always enjoyed taking care of his home. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, walking and lawn mowing.
He was a long time member of the Pleasant Ridge Grange, Perry Township.
He was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Marine Corps.
His wife, the former Effie D. Britton, whom he married Sept. 15, 1946, preceded him in death Aug. 20, 1993
He is survived by five daughters; two sons; fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and a brother and his wife, as well as many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his wife, a grandson Michael McGranahan; four brothers: James, John, Norman and DeWayne Bromley.
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