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Richard Lee Barner
January 12, 1931 - June 29, 2017
Melbourne, Florida
Richard Lee Barner, age 86 of Melbourne, FL passed away on Thursday, J
une 29, 2017.
He was born on January 12, 1931 in Templeton, PA to the late Howard an
d Dorothy (Fravel) Barner.
Richard was preceded in death by his stepmother Elizabeth Coleman Barn
er; sister Betty Barner Dummett and brother Claire Barner.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years Audrey Joy (Wheeling) Ba
er; brothers Harry (Sally) Barner of Mercer, PA, Thomas (Betsy) Barn
er of Hermitage, PA and David (Kay) Barner of Arvada, CO; two childre
Brenda (Alex) Chaika of Zephyrhills, FL and Bryan (Karen) Barner o
f Cortland, OH.
Beloved grandfather to eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildr
en; many loved nieces and nephews.
Richard attended Hermitage High School and was employed by General Ele
ctric for 30 years, before retiring to Palm Bay, FL in 1998. He wa
s a 32nd degree mason of Lodge 347 in Girard, PA. He served as Mayor o
f Fairview, PA from 1993-1997. Richard was a member of Eastminister Pr
esbyterian church in Indialantic, FL.
He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, church activities and spending time w
ith family and friends.
Donations Information
Donations in memory of Richard can be made to the Diabetes Foundatio
https://secure.donationpay.org/diabetes/ or the American Heart Assoc
iation, http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on July 4, 2017
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