Robert A. Pireaux; 73; of Fallowfield Township; went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday; May 11; 2004; in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 24; 1930; in Charleroi; a son of the late Amil and Ethel Bizet Pireaux. He was a member of the Calvary Bible Church of Fallowfield Township. Mr. Pireaux was a 1950 graduate of Charleroi High School; where he was an all-star guard on the football team. He was inducted into the Charleroi High School Hall of Fame in 1988. Mr. Pireaux was retired as a structural ironworker with Ironworkers Local 3 of Pittsburgh. He was a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy Sea Bees during the Korean Conflict; serving mostly in the Aleutian Islands and the Philippines. He is survived by his wife of 53 years; Peggy Raisbeck Pireaux; two daughters and sons-in-law; Debbie and Gary Kossol of Eugene; Ore.; and Dana and Jack Cole of Fallowfield Township; five grandchildren; Ryan; Sean and Erin Kossol and Monica and Rachel Cole; his mother-in-law; Margaret Raisbeck of Fallowfield Township; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law; Marlene and Tom Bert of Independence; Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his infant daughter; Bobette; in 1953; his father-in-law; Arthur Raisbeck; in 1984; and one brother; Richard Pireaux; in 2001. Friends will be received in the CARL T. SPALLINO FUNERAL HOME; 819 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi; on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home on Friday; May 14; at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Jeff Edwards and the Rev. Glenn Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.