Charles R. Lineman

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Charles R. Lineman will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 at the Cranberry United Methodist Church, 7212 US Rte. 322, Cranberry, PA  16319. 

               Charles R. Lineman, 88, of Cranberry, died Monday, July 29, 2019 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca, following a period of declining health. 

            He was born in Ridgway, Elk County, on January 9, 1931 to the late William Ralph and Grace (Smith) Lineman. 

            He was a 1949 graduate of Cranberry High School.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and was stationed in Germany.  He was honorably discharged on October 8, 1953.

            Charlie enjoyed doing yard work, cutting firewood, fishing, woodworking, and building beautiful furniture for his family members. 

            Mr. Lineman was a self-employed truck driver for many years, before going to work at Seneca Hardwood Lumber Company in Cranberry, from where he retired in 1993. 

            He was married on September 17, 1955 at the Grace E.C. Church in Ninevah to the former Susan O'Neil, and she survives. 

            Also surviving are two children: Stephen Charles Lineman and his wife Donna, and Amy Sue Kapp and her husband Tony, all of Cranberry; three brothers: Rudolph "Jack" Lineman and his wife Donna of Cranberry, Robert Lineman and his wife Beverly of Cranberry, and Ray Lineman of York, South Carolina; three sisters: Carol Jarrett of Annandale, Virginia, Mary Ann Lineman of Franklin, North Carolina, and Patricia Lineman of New Port Richey, Florida; a sister-in-law, Donna Lineman of Seneca; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

            In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas Lineman, and Theodore Lineman and his wife, Roxie. 

            Funeral arrangements are being completed by the Hile-Best Funeral Home in Seneca, Cranberry Township. 

            In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cranberry United Methodist Church, 7212 US 322, Cranberry PA  16319; the Venango County Humane Society, 286 S. Main St., Seneca, PA  16346; or to a charity of one's choice. 

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