TRACEY EDWARD MENARD Age 95, of Mt. Lebanon, on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Ed was born in Chicago, IL on March 5, 1918, before his family moved to Scarsdale, NY. Beloved husband for 44 years of the late Dorothy M. (Scott) Tracey; brother of Mary Jane Wallisch of Upper St. Clair and Lillian Lucy Tracey of Mt. Lebanon; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Ed was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with two degrees, including one from the Graduate School of Business Administration. He served in the Army Quartermaster Corps in WWII and achieved the rank of Technical Sergeant. His first employment was with Manufacturers Trust Co. a Wall Street Bank and he attended evening classes at the University of New York School of Commerce. Ed was later with Union Carbide and Carbon Corp. in New York and Pittsburgh, along with U.S. Steel Corp. in Pittsburgh. He was formerly the office manager with Mt. Lebanon News. Eventually, Ed became the vice-president and Controller of Dacar Chemical Company in Pittsburgh's West End and was there for over 40 years. He was very active at St. Bernard Church as a Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Choir Member, Parish Council and Minuteman. Ed also volunteered at Asbury Heights for several years and was an avid lifelong gardener. Friends will be welcomed at LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 222 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon, on Tuesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Bernard Church, Wednesday 10 a.m. If desired, memorials may be made to St. Bernard Angel Fund, 311 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 or Asbury Heights, 700 Bower Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. www.laughlinfuneralhome.com Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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