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Gary Dennis Collar
Gary Dennis Collar, 78, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, June
29, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospice
He was born July 17, 1942, in Meadville, Pennsylvania to the late Richard Glenn
Collar and the late Charlotte Avonel (Shankle) Collar.
Gary was a 1960 graduate from Worthington-West Franklin High School and then
went on to attend Indiana State University, received a Bachelor of Education in
1964.
He was in the US Army, serving for two years, and then went to the PA National
Guard, where he served for 18 years, retiring in 1984 as Lieutenant Colonel.
Gary also worked in insurance & investment sales, and as a teacher. He worked at
Trinity Lutheran Church, where he was also a member.
Gary belonged to the Butler Little Theatre, Musical Theatre Guild, and the
American Legion Post #778 of Lyndora.
He enjoyed running, traveling, reading, and golfing.
Gary is survived by his wife, Susan Elaine Morgan Collar, who he married on
August 10, 1968; one sister, Susan (David) Jack of Venice, FL; one
sister-in-law, Barbara Collar of Cabot, PA; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry
Collar, and Donald "Jake" Collar; and one sister-in-law, Bonnie Collar.
Friends will be received Friday, July 2, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North
Street Butler, PA.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Dr., Butler, PA, with Pastor Joel Benson,
officiating.
Burial will take place in the Worthington Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Butler Little Theatre, 1 Howard St., Butler, PA
16001, Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, and
Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Dr., Butler, PA 16001.
Arrangements by Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., Butler, PA. |
