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Gale Virgil Dobson, 98, of Boyers passed away April 18, 2024.
Gale was born April 9, 1926 at home in Boyers. He was the son of the late Calvin W. Dobson and Sadie I. McGill.
Gale married the late Veronica M. Ferrere on May 17, 1947 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Murrinsville, PA. Gale was a lifelong member of the Boyers United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School to various age groups for many years. He was a long time driver for the Boyers Meals on Wheels. Gale was a member of Grove City No. 603 Masonic Lodge.
Gale was a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served during World War II. He retired from U.S. Steel and the former National Underground Storage facility where he worked as a security guard.
Gale is survived by his daughters Cequenda Bruggeman of Butler, Roxanne Dobson of Boyers,
Vanessa Barnett (Richard Grabowski) of Butler,his grandsons, Barret Evans, Christian Bruggeman (Colleen Casey) of San Francisco, Zane Barnett of Butler, Seth Barnett t(Kelli Bampton) of Pittsburgh, and a great grandson.
Gale was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, 3 sisters and a daughter, Jocelyn Dobson,
Family will receive friends at the Jamison-McKinley Funeral Home, 117 North Main Street, Harrisville, PA on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 from 10:00 until noon. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in Boyers, at the Boyers United Methodist Church 935 Cemetery Road, Boyers PA 16020..
Memorial donations may be made to the Boyers Meals on Wheels c/o Jan Douglass, PO Box 125, Eau Claire, PA 16030, or the Butler County Humane Society.
Condolences can be sent to www.jamisonfuneralhome.com
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