Obituaries

Roland Lavern Hawk Sr., 81, of New Bethlehem, died November 18, 2019, at the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning. Born on February 19, 1938, in Widnoon, he was a son of Donald Francis and Violet Fay (Darr) Hawk. He first married Lois Evaline (Summerville) on December 8, 1962 and she preceded him in death on August 5, 1999. He then married Alberta Grace Polliard Hawk

Roland was a self-employed truck driver and belonged to the Union Local 261. He was a member of the Oakland Church of God in Distant.

He enjoyed going to Burger King with his friends he loved watching football, baseball especially the Steelers and Pirates, he also enjoyed, gardening, coin collecting, and playing the lottery.

He is survived by his wife, Alberta Polliard Hawk, of New Bethlehem, three children, Rodney James Hawk and C.J. Adams of Hermitage, Roland Lavern Hawk, Jr. and his wife Kristi, of Port Edwards, Wisconsin and Rhonda Jane Gandee, and her husband, Mike, of Cardington, Ohio, and a step daughter, Deb Rummel and her husband, Darrel, of New Bethlehem, five grandchildren, Merrick W. Gandee, Morgen Y. E. Hammons, Hunter Hawk, Brynna Hawk, Tanner Hawk, a step grandson, Shawn Rummel and Kandy, three great-grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters, Betty Oss of Distant, Doris Kammerdiener of Kittanning and Shirley Reitz of Clarion.

In addition to his parents and first wife, Lois, he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Eugene Hawk.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November, 22, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oakland Church of God, 122 Kohlersburg Road, Distant, Pa. 16223. The funeral service will be held at the church, on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Jimmy Swogger officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made in Roland’s name to the COPD Foundation (copdfoundation.org) 3300 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, Florida. 33134.

Interment will be held in the Rimersburg Cemetery.

The Alcorn Funeral Home in Hawthorn is handling the arrangements.