Lloyd E. Halinka

January 25, 1947 - October 20, 2012

Lloyd E. Halinka, 65, of Fallowfield Twp. went to be with the Lord on Saturday 20, 2012. A son of the late Edward and Gladys Stewart Halinka, he was born in Pricedale on January 25, 1947. Lloyd served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He retired in January, 2009 after 37 years at the Irvin Works of U. S. Steel . Lloyd loved hunting and fishing, and was a fan of the Penguins, Pirates and Steelers. He was a member of the Pricedale Hunting Camp. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Patricia Raymond Halinka, one daughter and son-in-law Lori and Shawn Wheatley of Dunlevy, two grandsons, who were the joy of his life., Matthew and Shane Wheatley, and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack and Sandra Halinka of Belle Vernon and James and Marcia Halinka of Centreville, MD. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com A blessing service will be in the funeral home Thursday at 10 a.m. with Msgr. Roger A. Statnick officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.