William "Bill" Vance Striker

February 23, 1933 - November 30, 2015

William “Bill” Vance Striker, 82, of Monessen, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at home, surrounded by his family. A son of the late Eleanor Kristine Striker and William Britton Striker, he was born February 23, 1933 in West Newton. Bill was a graduate of West Newton High School, class of 1951, was a veteran of the Korean War and was an insurance investigator employed by Retail Credit Company for 20 years. A lifelong lover of music, Bill was a member of the West Newton Yellow Jackets, Pittsburgh Rockets and Westmoreland Esquires drum and bugle corps. He was also a fifty year Mason and a member of the Blythe Lodge F & AM #593 of West Newton. He was the proud owner of Striker’s Matchbox Tavern for 23 years. Bill was a passionate Pittsburgh sports fan and a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his loving wife Mary of 59 years, sons William and wife Amy, George and wife Paula, and Timothy; grandchildren, Brian, Matthew, Laura, Emily, Jacob, Kaitlin, Christopher, Kelly, Adam, Jesse, Kyle and Samuel; great grandchildren, Lila, Grayson, Logan and Malcolm. Friends will be received Saturday from 2 P.M. until time of service at 3 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com with Pastor Timothy Dawes officiating. The members of the Blythe Lodge #593 will meet in the funeral home on Saturday at 2:30 P.M. for services.