Edward J. McLaughlin

March 3, 1926 - July 15, 2014

Edward J. McLaughlin, 87, of Point Marion, Pa., died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Point Manor Personal Care Home. Born in Point Marion on March 3, 1926, he was a son of the late Roy and Margaret (Bitterland) McLaughlin. A 1944 graduate of Point Marion High School, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Ed was a carrier with the U. S. Postal Service in New Jersey, where he lived for most of his adult life. Following retirement, he returned back to his home in Point Marion. He was an avid golfer, and a big sports fan of the New York Jets and Notre Dame University. Surviving is a sister, Phyllis McLaughlin of Point Marion; and the following nieces and nephews and their spouses: Jane and Bill Descutner of Greensboro, Pa., Lillian and Robert Thomas of Uniontown, Pa., Margaret and Michael Moore of Tennessee, Karen and Edward Akana of North Carolina, Edward and Pattie McLaughlin of Louisiana, Fred and Nancy McLaughlin of Point Marion, and Kathleen and Mark Phillips of Ohio. Deceased are two sisters, Alice Jones and Virginia Hiles; a brother Fred McLaughlin; and three nephews. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Pa., Philip S. Rishel, owner and director, on Friday from 3 – 7 PM. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 AM, in the Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion, with Military Rites accorded by the V.F.W. Post 747 and the American Legion, Post 499, both of Point Marion.