Brice E. Blaker

Brice E. Blaker, 92, of Carmichaels, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.  He was born August 10, 1931 in Cumberland Township, Greene County, the son of the late Ewing E. and Grace M. (Rhodes) Blaker.  Brice was a long-time resident of Cumberland Township and was a 1952 graduate of Cumberland Township High School.  He served in the U. S. Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict and was a local carpenter by trade.  Brice served as an elder and choir member at the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church in Carmichaels and was honored as the Man of the Year in 1984 by the Carmichaels Lions Club.  In addition, he was a member of Valley Lodge No. 459, F. & A. M., Masontown, the Uniontown Lodge of Perfection and the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Pittsburgh.  Brice was also a longtime member and currently an honorary member of the Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company, a member of the Greene County Fireman's Association, the Western Pennsylvania Fireman's Association and a member emeritus of the Greene Academy of Art in Carmichaels.  On August 9, 1958, he married Bonnie Hardy, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Brian Blaker (Mary) of Rices Landing, Pa.; three grandchildren, Joyce Dunn (T. J.) of Hunker, Pa., Amy Blaker and David Blaker (Erin) both of Rices Landing; two great grandchildren, Harper Dunn and Finley Dunn and several nieces and nephews.  Deceased are two sisters, Wilma F. Allison and Jean Randolph.

Family and friends are welcome from 4 to 8 P.M. on Thursday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Martin J. Yoskovich, F. D./Owner, Aaron S. Walker, F. D., 300 South Vine Street, Carmichaels, Pa.  Additional visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M., the hour of service at the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church, 104 E. Greene Street, Carmichaels, Pa.  The Rev. P. Keith Larson will officiate. Interment will follow at Greene County Memorial Park.

The Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company will conduct a memorial service at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday in the funeral home followed by Masonic services at 7:00 P.M. by Valley Lodge No. 459.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the memorial fund of the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church, PO Box 363, Carmichaels, PA  15320.