James W. Shirley Funeral Home
Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | January 12, 2026
Earl F. Mills age 90 of Hempfield Township died January 10, 2026 at his home. He was born August 2, 1935 in Oneonta, New York, a son of the late George and Charolotte Walsh Mills. Prior to his retirement, Earl was employed by Verizon as an engineer with 40 years of dedicated service. He was a man of great faith and a member of the Norwin Alliance Church, and a veteran of the U.S. Marines having served during Korea. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, in 2017 Dawn McClenon Mills and his daughter Valerie Daly. He is survived by one son, Michael Mills (Libby), daughters, Marcia Brown, Gerri Jalosky (Tim), son in law James Daly, one brother, Howie, two sisters, Gail and Cathy, grandchildren, Nathaniel, Christina, Rebecca, Jesse, Luke, Sean, Ryan, Lauren, Matthew, Sarah, Marcus, Lucas, Brendan, Michael, 32 great grandchildren. 2 Timothy 4:7, " He has fought the good fight, he has finished the race, he has remained faithful." A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. JAMES W. SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME, 176 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon in charge of arrangements.
Originally published January 12, 2026.
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