Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Banker, William E.  January 19, 2014
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Tribune Review on Jan. 20, 2014
William E. Banker, 88, of Latrobe, passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in
Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. He was born Feb. 17, 1925, in
Pittsburgh, a son of the late Elmer E. and Mary (Warnick) Banker. Prior to his
retirement, Bill was a manufacturer's representative for the Alexander Smith
Division of Mohasco Industries. He had also been previously employed by the
former Pierce Woolen Mill in Latrobe and by Jean Allen Products of Lowell, Mass.
He was a proud veteran of World War II, having served with the Army Air Corps.
He was a member and oldest elder of the United Presbyterian Church in Latrobe,
where he taught Sunday school and served as the Sunday school superintendant. He
was also a member of F and AM Loyalhanna Lodge 275, Tall Cedars Westmoreland
Forest 77, the Syria Temple, the Arab Patrol and the Thomas B. Anderson American
Legion Post 515. Bill had a passion for old airplanes and was a member of Air
Heritage Inc., which is an organization dedicated to the restoration of World
War II aircraft. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife of 66 years, LaVerne (Smith) Banker, in September 2013. He is survived by
his son, Barry Banker and his wife, Linda, of Youngstown; two granddaughters,
Bethany McNiel and her husband, Mark, of Youngstown, and Becki Pellis and her
husband, Matthew, of Unity Township; and five great-grandchildren, Cole, Alexis
and Kyle McNiel and Adam and Averi Pellis. Friends will be received from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday in the HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St.,
Latrobe. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home
chapel with his pastor, the Rev. Donald W. Graff, officiating. Private interment
will be in Unity Cemetery, Unity Township. Memorial contributions may be made to
Latrobe United Presbyterian Church, Spring and Alexandria streets, Latrobe, PA
15650.



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