James E. Armstrong Sr.

William Snyder Funeral Home

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | September 03, 2024

James E. Armstrong Sr., age 89, of North Huntingdon, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024. He was born March 10, 1935 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, a son of the late Wilbert and Dortha (Hollen) Armstrong.

He was a long-time member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Irwin where he participated in the Saturday Men’s Group and worked the Burger Bash and Fish Fry events.

He graduated from Elizabeth Forward High School in 1954. He worked for over 41 years at the Tube City Iron and Metal in West Mifflin as a purchasing agent, store room manager and in the personnel department.

He was a member of the Elks and the Manor American Legion.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Robert Eugene Armstrong. He is survived by his wife of over 66 years Margaret “Marge” C. (Singleton) Armstrong; children James (Debi) Armstrong Jr. of White Oak, Robert (Carol) Armstrong of Orlando, Florida and Cheryl (Jeff) Merlin of North Huntingdon; grandchildren Christian (Lauren) Armstrong, Robby Armstrong, Brandi Hutchinson, Nathan (Nikki) Armstrong, Kimberly (Matthew) Beasley, Rachel (Nick) Stephanovic, Justin Merlin, Niki (Zach) Wenk, Jordan (Maria) Armstrong, Jenna (Rick) Olinger and Jake Merlin; and 12 great grandchildren. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the William Snyder Funeral Home, 521 Main Street, Irwin, 724-863-1200. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Irwin. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in North Versailles. Memorial contributions can be made to either St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or The Church of the Immaculate Conception, 308 2nd Street, Irwin, PA 15642. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservices.com.

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Originally published September 03, 2024.

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