Darrell P. Dobas

November 26, 1952 - November 14, 2013

Darrell P. Dobas, 60, of Coal Center, formerly of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with brain cancer on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, in Humbert Lane Nursing Center. A son of the late V. William and Christine Driesen Dobas, he was born in N. Charleroi on November 26, 1952. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Coal Center and the National Hot Rod Association. Darrell owned and operated Dobas Transmission Service in Charleroi since 1982. Survivors include his daughter, Madison Dobas and her mother, Barbara Cooper of Fallowfield Twp., two step-children, Ashley Keppich of Bridgeville and David Altemara of Altoona, one brother, Douglas Dobas of Hershey, his half-sister, Nancy Mackey of Morgantown, WV, one cousin, Judy Driesen, and close friend, Jim Sidary of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Friday, November 15, 2013, 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 A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 10 A.M. with Rev. Kenneth S. Custer officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Darrell Dobas Memorial Scholarship Fund.