Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Huhn, Ross J. "R.J."  August 15, 2005
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Latrobe Bulletin Wed, Aug 17, 2005 ·Page A2
Ross J. "R.J." Huhn, 79, a resident of Greensburg Care Center, formerly of
Saltsburg and Smithfield, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, following a short illness.
He was born July 25, 1926, in Smithfield, a son of the late Harland (Polly) Huhn
and Bertha E. Burchinal Huhn. A former member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church of
Smithfield, he was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. Ross "Peanuts," as he
was known, was a graduate of Bethany College and was employed by Westinghouse
Electric Corp. for 32 years as a materials engineer. Commissioner Ross Huhn was
first appointed a member of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission by then
Gov. Richard Thornburgh on June 17, 1980. He was active in many sportsmen's
groups and had devoted many years to the conservation of Pennsylvania's natural
resources. He also was a member of Trout Unlimited, Izaak Walton League of
America and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. He was instrumental in the
organization of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, where he was a charter
member and a member of the hall of fame. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his brother, Charles Seaton Huhn. He is survived by his
sister, Jane Huhn Farren and husband, Eugene, of Johnstown; nephews, Gary and
Larry Farren and Ted Huhn, and niece, Holly Huhn Crane. The family will receive
friends 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and until the 11 a.m. service Thursday in John F.
Brownfield Funeral Home of Smithfield, 78 Main St., with the Rev. Jay Hurley
officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield.



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