Guest member William Parke Tranter, Jr., 82 passed away March 31, 2024 at Masonic Village in Sewickley, PA.  A memorial service will be held at the Sewickley Presbyterian Church at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in the sanctuary.  He was dianosed with pancreatic cancer in Sept 2022, he defied his prognosis and persevered with great grace, dignity, and his ever-present humor and wit until his death.  Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Deborah Gressly Tranter; and his daughters Jennifer Guy Tranter of San Francisco, CA and Elizabeth Parke Tranter (Edward T. Hodgson) of Greesnboro, NC.  He was a loving and devoted husband and father.

Born Janurary 12, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA, son of the late William Parke Tranter and Elizabeth Guy Tranter, he was a resident of Mt. Lebanon, PA, for 31 years until 2005 when he moved to Sewickley, PA.  He was a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and Washington and Jefferson College, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.  He was president of Tranter Manufacturing Co. in Pittsburgh, PA, until the sale of its property to National Steel Corp; He then managed family and other commercial and residential properties until his retirement.

He was a deacon at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Mt. Lebanon, PA, where was enthusiastically involved in the church's youth camp at Windy Ridge, PA.  He spent 70-plus summers with his family at his beloved Iron City Fishing Club on Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada.

The family would like to thank Dr. John Kirkwood, Dr. Vikram Gorantl;, and their staffs at the Hillman Cancer Center for their compassionate care.

A memorial service will be held at 1PM on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 414 Grant St., Sewickley, PA 15143.