Duane Allen Dyer, 84 of Paulden, Arizona, formerly of Monongahela, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 in his home. Duane was born in the Monongahela Memorial Hospital in New Eagle, Pennsylvania on November 17, 1941. He is the son of Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Henrietta Pieron Dyer.

Spending his childhood in Monongahela, he became a Boy Scout, earning 21 Merit Badges. At age 17, he certified as an Eagle Scout on December 16, 1958. He became an avid hunter with his dad bringing home pheasant, turkey, and grouse. He was a lifetime member of the NRA.

Duane graduated from Monongahela High School on June 2, 1959, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science from Waynesburg College on June 2, 1963. While there, he joined the Theta Chi Fraternity. Its ritual embraced the code of the military school of Norwich University in Vermont. He completed post graduate studies at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

For 42 years, Duane worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he was a registered geologist and materials expert. His job involved specializing in concrete, aggregates, asphalt, soil, and foundation adaptations to the construction materials and consulting with design engineers on existing and future construction projects. In the span of those years, he worked in three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district offices: Huntington, West Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky. The projects from these offices were Bellville Lock and Dam, Deer Creek Reservoir, Fort Campbell and Wright Patterson Military Air Fields, Olmsted and McAlpin Locks and Dam. When Hurricane Katrina caused severe damage to southern Louisiana, he supervised ten crews of inspection for cleanup force. Duane received many awards and recognitions for outstanding performance in his work areas.

Duane married Judith Ann Vogt on December 28, 1963 in Transfiguration Church in Monongahela; their wedding was officiated by the Rev. Paul P. Leger. They enjoyed anniversary celebrations of 25, 50, and 60 years with family and friends.

He is survived by his two daughters, Celeste (Tracy) Gentry, Rachel (Jay) Emenhiser; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sister, Susan (Douglas) March; a niece and nephew.

In addition to his parents, Duane was preceded in death by his son, Daniel E. Dyer who passed July 3, 2020.

Friends will be received on Thursday, July 2, 2026 from 3-7 PM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM in St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Monongahela with the Rev. Douglas Boyd as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to American Parkinson's Disease Association, PO Box 61420, Staten Island, NY 10306 or to apdaparkison.org