Harold "Jack" Hazelbaker, Sr

Private services were held on Thursday, July 12, 2012, for Harold L. "Jack" Hazelbaker, Sr., 89, formerly of Rostraver Twp., who passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at his residence in Surfside Beach, SC. Born in Roscoe on May 31, 1923, he was a son of the late William F. and Phyllis Flint Hazelbaker. Jack was a graduate of Charleroi High School and a U.S. Army veteran who served in the European theater during World War II. He was an active member of American Legion Post 801, in Roscoe. Mr. Hazelbaker retired as a supervisor for Allegheny Power (Mitchell Station) and for many years served as a Rostraver Township Commissioner. He also served, in the past, as the financial secretary for the United Mine Workers of America and as the local union president for the Utility Workers Union of America. He is survived by two sons, Harold L. "Jack" Hazelbaker, Jr., of Surfside Beach, SC, and Sheldon W. Hazelbaker and wife Dorene, of Belle Vernon; three granddaughters, Jennifer Rollison and husband Roby, Jacqueline Hazelbaker, and Jessica Nadler and husband, Marcus; 8 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Edwin Hazelbaker, of Charleroi. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Laughland Hazelbaker, who passed away on June 29, 1988; brothers William Hazelbaker of Roscoe, and James Hazelbaker of Charleroi; and a sister, Carolyn Hrivnak of Daisytown. Mr. Hazelbaker was interred in Fells Cemetery where military honors were provided by American Legion Post 801.