Hector L. Riva

April 5, 1944 - October 31, 2017

Hector L. Riva, 73, of Smithton, went to be with the Lord, in his home on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. A son of the late Hector and Margaret Wilson Riva, he was born in N. Charleroi on April 5, 1944. Catholic by faith, Hector had resided in Smithton most of his adult life and was employed as a foreman for Monongahela Iron and Metal for 45 years until his retirement in 2008. Survivors include his; two sons, Scott (Misti) Riva of Charleroi and H. Wade (Denise) Riva of West Newton; 11 grandchildren, Ashley Riva and fiancé Brandon Bergstrom, Cassidy Riva and fiancé Ben Wolford, Janna Riva and fiancé Kota Ball, Courtney Shadle and fiancé Dayne Walton, Kylee Landman and husband Matt, Matthew Stewart-Sites and fiancé Lauren Frid, Cameron James Riva and fiancé Davina Volkwien, Royce Chett Riva and fiancé Cheyenne Fackiner, Dustin Riva, Dyllan Riva, and Elsa Riva; six great grandchildren, Nicolas Vorhes, Brailynn Riva, Landon Shadle, Avery Bergstrom, Maddox Walton and Bella Riva; a brother and sister-in-law, Harry Riva and his wife Pat of Ashville, NC; a sister and brother-in-law, Betty Crowley and her husband the late Ronald of McDonald; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Liesel and Dave Reconnu and Gertrude and Charles Buckholt all of Fallowfield Twp.; and his three fur babies, Luke, Ty and Hobo. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Carole Erbe Riva on February 14, 2016, and their son Richard L. Riva on November 28, 2013. Friends will be received 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. Saturday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com 724-929-5300. Funeral services will be in the funeral home at 8:30 PM Saturday with Fr. Francisco R. Gan, Jr. officiating.