Allen E. McCrea
Allen E. McCrea, 75, of South Buffalo Township, passed away Friday surrounded by his loving family at his home.
Allen was born in Saxonburg on March 21, 1943. He was the son of the late Albert B. and Florence Olive (Beale) McCrea.
Allen was a 1961 graduate of Freeport High School and Alliance College studying tool and die. He received his machinist apprenticeship degree from Penn State New Kensington and worked as a machinist at Alcoa Corporation in New Kensington for 30 years, retiring in 1996. After his retirement, he worked for Penn United Technologies for five years and for Freeport Area School District for three years.
Allen was a long time member of United Presbyterian Church of Freeport, where he had served as a deacon and elder.
Allen was a 45 year life member of the South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department where he served as treasurer.
He was a member of the Armstrong Lodge No. 239 of F&AM in Freeport.
Allen served as a supervisor for South Buffalo Township for 18 years. He coached baseball for both the North and South Buffalo Baseball Leagues and the Freeport Little League. He had been an avid softball player at the Ford City Flats for years and enjoyed working on his Farmall Tractors.
Allen's greatest love was spending time with his family, hunting with his family and enjoying his sons and grandsons' sporting events.
Allen is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Nancy L. (Myers) McCrea; his three sons, Scott McCrea and his wife, Lisa, Chris McCrea and his wife, Cindy, and Matt McCrea and his fiancée, Kristen Rasely, all of South Buffalo Township; and his three grandsons, Nathan, Evan, and Aaron McCrea.
Allen is also survived by his brother, David McCrea and his wife, Laraine, of Buffalo Township; two sisters, Marcia Harbison and her husband, LaVerne, of Freeport, and Judi Berdell and her husband, Stanley, of Kittanning; and many nieces and nephews.
Allen was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Anna Catherine (Reedy) McCrea; and his sister-in-law, Alice Ann Myers.
MCCREA — Family and friends of Allen E. McCrea, who died Friday, March 15, 2019, are invited to remember Allen from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at United Presbyterian Church of Freeport, 411 High St., Freeport.A funeral service will be held following the visitation at 3 p.m. in the church with Pastor Adam Clever officiating.Following the funeral service, the family would like to extend an invitation for all to attend a dinner at South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department.A private burial will be held in Freeport Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to South Buffalo Twp. Vol. Fire Dept. 100 Firewall Rd. Freeport, PA 16229 and United Presbyterian Church of Freeport, 411 High St., Freeport, PA 16229To send a condolence visit, www.redmondfuneralhomeinc.com.
