Jack C. Sutherland, 94, of Speers Hill, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 22, 2020. A son of the late Alexander and Sylvia Gaskill Sutherland, he was born in Speers on January 29, 1926. A lifelong resident of Speers Hill, Jack was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in WWII. He was employed at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, the Monessen Plant, was a co-owner of R & S Esso station at 1st Street in Charleroi, and was the owner at the former Texaco station of Route 51. Jack was handy at radio and TV repairs, loved turkey hunting, fishing, archery, and watching dog races at Wheeling. He was also a member of the Speers Golf League for many years. He played professional baseball, minor league, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Red Sox. His longest stint was in Rehoboth Beach, DE, his career was several years before and after the war. He is survived by a sister and brother in-law, Joyce and Ronald Danko of Monessen; and nieces and nephews, Ronnie Danko of Monessen, Darren Danko of Monaca, Barb Yuss of Peters Twp., Terri (Darrell) Shannon of Speers Hill, Alan (Lauren) Sutherland of Lecanto, FL, and Randy (Lynn) Rossi of Monroeville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Doris Sutherland and Adele Rossi and two brothers, George Sutherland and Jay Sutherland. Friends will be received on Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300. www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. Face masks are required in the funeral home. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Friday at 10 A.M. with Darrell Shannon officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
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