Melvin E. Haines Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Melvin E. Haines, 85, of Dilliner, Pa., passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 in Latrobe Hospital, following a brief illness. Born Sept. 13, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he was a son of the late Edna (Niner) and Carl Haines, Sr. A 1951 graduate of Point Marion High School, he honorably served for 27 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Sergeant First Class, and was a member of the V.F. W. and the Moose Lodge. For many years he was well known throughout the area for owning and operating Haines Beer Distributing and Trucking Company in Dilliner, and was affectionately known by all as ‘Uncle Mel”. He was predeceased by his first wife of 43 years, Roberta (Svoboda) Haines in 1996, and by one brother, Larry. Surviving are his three sons, Noel, Troy and Cody Haines; seven daughters, Melody Billetz, Robin Merti, Kennedy Statler, Tracey Horvwalt, Donna Chory, Maria Guesman and Christa Lowther; 20 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Carl Haines, Jr. and Dana Haines. Also surviving is his wife, Judith (Casteel) Haines and her family. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, on Wednesday from 3 – 8 p.m. A Funeral Service of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10:30 AM in St. Ignatius R.C. Church, Bobtown. (please come directly to the church) Interment, with military rites by the Point Marion Veterans Posts, will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Fairchance. Vigil service will be Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mel’s name may be offered to the Greene County Humane Society, 183 Jefferson Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370.

Melvin E. Haines

September 13, 1933 - September 23, 2018