Sunday, July 17, 2016

Remembering Jim Whittaker - August 11, 1968 - June 7th, 2016

JAMES MICHAEL WHITTAKER


August 11, 1968 - June 7, 2016
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 James Michael Whittaker, 47, of Eighty Four, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in the West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born August 11, 1968 in Greensburg, the son of the late James and Frances Halkowitz Whittaker.
Jim was a 1987 graduate of Ringgold High School and was Catholic by faith. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation since 1992 and was a member and past president of AFSCME Local Union 2249. Jim loved being outdoors, hunting and living off the land. He was a hard worker and liked spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Lisa Miller Whittaker with whom he celebrated twenty four years of marriage on May 16, 2016; son, Garrett Whittaker and daughter, Danielle Whittaker, both at home; two sisters, Cathy Stewart and husband Andrew of Fredericksburg, Susan Palmer and husband Bill of Bernville; two nephews and two nieces, Ian and Gillian Stewart, Elizabeth Palmer and Colton Miller; father-in-law, Harry Miller of Eighty Four; brother-in-law, Harry Miller and wife Judy of Washington.
Friends will be received on Thursday, June 9, 2016 from 7-9 PM and Friday, June 10, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela, where a blessing service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 10:00 AM with the Rev. William Terza officiating. Committal services and interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the family with anticipation of commencing a scholarship in Jim’s name through the Washington County 4H Club.