Eugene Anthony Steratore

Eugene "Gene" Steratore, 84, of Uniontown, Pa, passed away of natural causes on Friday, June 14, at Ruby Memorial hospital in Morgantown, WV, surrounded by his family.

He was born, July 18, 1934, in Washington, Pa. He earned his degree from the University of Pittsburgh and was a member of the football team.

In 1957 he was wed to Joan Bryant in Washington, Pennsylvania.

He worked as a pharmaceutical representative for Parke-Davis and retired after 42 years.

Gene also worked as a referee with a career that spans over 3 decades. He is a Hall of Fame member in Washington-Greene County and Western Pennsylvania.

He enjoyed spending time with family, at church and vacationing in Hilton Head, SC.

He is survived in death by his former spouse, Joan (Bryant) Steratore of Farmington, Pa, his 7 children; Anthony Steratore (Kate), Mary Steratore, Eugene Steratore, Elizabeth "Buffy" Steratore, Joni Gwynn (Geoffrey), Kristen Schweiss (Perry), and Michael Steratore, his 12 grandchildren, his siblings; Frank Steratore (Sarah) and Rosalind Sugarmann (Sean,) his nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents Anthony S. Steratore and Mary E. Steratore.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Visitation will be held at Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home, 603 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown Pa, 15401, on Monday June 17, from 2-4pm and 6-8 pm. A funeral mass will be held at St. John's Church, 50 Jefferson Ave, Uniontown Pa, 15401, on Tuesday, June 18, at 10am.  Tributes welcome at www.hakyfuneralhome.com