Jefferson County PA Archives Obituaries.....CARRIER (a.k.a. MICHAEL), Gary Dane October 19, 2005
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  The Herald, Sharon, PA 20 Oct 2005
  Gary D. Carrier
  Noted county Republican was retired truck driver
  
  	Gary D. Carrier of Hermitage, a noted county Republican, died from 
  gallbladder cancer at 6 a.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2005, in the hospital of 
  Sharon Regional Health System.  He was 70 years of age.
  	Born on Jan. 16, 1935, in Kane, Pa., Mr. Carrier was a son of Roy and 
  Mildred Carrier of Jackson Township, who predeceased him in 1970.
  	A lifetime Republican activist, Mr. Carrier served in numerous 
  capacities for the Republican party, among which were committeeman for Jackson 
  Township and Mercer County area chairman.  Mr. Carrier was one of the founders 
  of Mercer County Young Republicans and served in a leadership role in the 
  organization for many years.  He was subsequently elected national 
  committeeman of the Young Republicans of Pennsylvania.  
  	Mr. Carrier, a graduate of the former Stoneboro High School, was a 
  career truck driver, retiring from Preston Truck Lines in 1996.  He was an 
  active member of Local 261 of the Teamsters and was previously employed for 14 
  years at the former Sharon Steel Corp.'s Farrell plant and by the State of 
  Pennsylvania as a realty tax investigator.
  	He enjoyed wintering at his home in Holiday, Fla., with his wife of 51 
  years, Marlene Kahle Carrier, whom he married Nov. 21, 1953.
  	He was an avid fisherman and passed on his joy for the sport to his 
  son and his grandchildren.
  	While in high school, he played the trumpet in several bands and, 
  during his retirement, enjoyed playing his keyboard.
  	Mr. Carrier was a parishioner of Church of Notre Dame in Hermitage.
  	In addition to his wife, Mr. Carrier is survived by: two daughters and 
  a son, Deborah Carrier Johnson, Traveler's Rest, S.C., Laura Carrier McQuaid, 
  Millerstown, Pa.; and Dennis G. Carrier, Hermitage; five grandchildren, R. 
  Michael Johnson, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Dana V. Johnson, Charlotte, N.C., 
  Benjamin H. Johnson, Mooresville, N.C.; and Shane and Kayla McQuaid, 
  Millerstown; and two brothers, David K. Michael, Toledo, Ohio; and Derry 
  Michael, State College, Pa.

  Carrier
    Gary D., 70, Hermitage.
    Calling hours:  Visitors will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday (10-21-05) 
  in Cunningham Funeral Home Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
    Service:  Mass of Christian burial at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (10-22-05) in 
  Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with the Rev. Jeffrey Noble, pastor as 
  celebrant.
    Interment:  Private following the Mass in St. John's Cemetery, Brookville, 
  Pa.
  
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  He was adopted as a small child by his paternal aunt and uncle (Mildred Maude  
  Michael and Roy H. Carrier) after he became an orphan and his name was changed 
  to Carrier. Birth parents: David Wade Michael and Freda Thelma Hottel.
  
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