Good Friend, Past Member

December 7, 1933 - March 13, 2020

He was born Dec. 7, 1933, in Erie, a son of Joseph P. and Catherine (Dempsey) Sigler. A 1951 graduate of Sharon High School, he attended the University of Louisville and served in the Navy submarine service during the Korean War.

Bernie retired in 1999 from the Mercer County Domestic Relations Office where he was a deputy sheriff and hearing officer for 20 years. He previously worked for the Sharon Police Department as head of the Juvenile Bureau for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Bernie was a member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, and a former member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon.

He was a member and past president and recording officer of the Fraternal Order of Police, Rose of Sharon, Lodge No. 3. He was also a member and past quartermaster of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 1338, Sharon, and was a member and officer of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Organization, Pittsburgh Chapter. Bernie enjoyed hunting and fishing and belonged to various bowling and golf leagues.

He is survived by: his wife, the former Dorothy Dottie Gilliland, whom he married Dec. 7, 1996; a daughter, Sandra J. Hoover, of Sharon; three sons, Bernard M. Sigler (Monica), of Sharpsville, Gary F. Sigler (Kate Byrne), of Hermitage and Joseph B. Sigler (Sylvia Hatterer), also of Hermitage; three stepchildren, Pam Reagle (Chuck), of Transfer, James Hittle, Jr. and Thomas Hittle (Becky Knickerbocker), all of Siler City, N.C.; nine grandchildren, Erica Fusco (Josh), Shane Sigler (Jocelyn), Nathan Sigler (Julie), Alyssa Hoover, Alexa Hoover, Braeden Hoover, Brendan Sigler, Sierra Sigler and Austin Sigler; and three great-grandchildren, Jase Hassan, Judah Fusco and Norah Fusco; and his adoptive son, Donald Soupy Campbell.

The family suggests memorial contributions be directed to: Requin Base Memorial Fund, c/o Lee M. Bookwalter, 2291 Chaparral Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239-2357; or to the Mary Alice Sigler Memorial Find, c/o Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern Ohio, 7 W. State St., Suite 301, Sharon, PA 16146.

SIGLER Bernard A., 86, of Hermitage.

Calling hours: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday (3-18-2020) at J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 1090 E. State St, Sharon. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial Thursday (3-19-2020) at the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with Very Rev. Richard J. Allen E.V. as celebrant. Interment: St. Mary's Cemetery, Hermitage, with military honors by West Middlesex VFW, Wheatland American Legion and Farrell VFW Honor Guard.