Peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2014. Resident of The Devonshire, formerly of Green Tree and Squirrel Hill. Beloved husband of the late Virginia Schenck; father of Katherine (Jay, deceased) Smith, Edward (Cathy), Richard (Marlene), Donald (Kathleen) of Hartville, OH, William (Douglas Noble) of Butler, PA, James, and Virginia (Richard) O'Donnell; also 18 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Served on Guam during WWII in the Army Air Corps. Subsequently a civil engineer with the Union Railroad. Friends welcome Sunday 2-8 p.m. at the WILLIAM SLATER II FUNERAL SERVICE, 1650 Greentree Rd., Scott Twp. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret of Scotland Church on Monday at 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Pegasus Farm (Equestrian Center for the Disabled), 7490 Edison St. NE, Hartville, OH 44632.