Leo F. Masterson

April 5, 1918 - December 4, 2015

Leo F. Masterson, 97, of New Sewickley Twp., passed away Friday, December 4, 2015, at his home. Born April 5, 1918, in Bellevue, PA, a son of the late Leo F. Sr. and Clara C. Hauser Masterson, he was a retired machinist with Herr-Voss Corporation, Conway, formerly employed by Laidlaw Corporation, Monaca and Pittsburgh Tool and Bolt Co. He was a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Parish, Rochester, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice C. Brubach Masterson, 1998; a son, David L. Masterson, 2013, and two sisters, Betty Clark, 2015 and Ruth Evans, 2014. Surviving are one daughter, Catherine McGee, Pittsburgh; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Masterson, Tennessee; three grandchildren, Rena Fay and John Paul Masterson, both of Memphis, TN, and Christopher Masterson, Missouri; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Jane McKenzie, Long Beach, CA; one brother, John Masterson, Swoyersville, PA; brother-in-law, James Barbor, Pittsburgh; close friend and care giver, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Center Twp. and longtime friend, George Dawson, New Brighton and his friend, Deborah Nye, also numerous nieces and nephews. There will be no visitation. A private service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Northside Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, where he will be laid to rest. Officiating will be Father Leonard Cornelius. Arrangements by the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester.