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Monday, July 27, 2026
5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)
John G. Dornan, 91, of Monongahela, died Friday, July 24, 2026. He was born September 23, 1934, in Carroll Township, a son of Charles E. and Gladys Binley Dornan.
John was a 1952 graduate of Monongahela High School. After high school, he was employed at Patterson Supply in Monongahela until 1963, when he began working at Suwak Trucking Company in Washington until 1989. He retired in 2000 from the Monongahela Sewage Authority.
He was a veteran having served in the US Army as an armory supply clerk while stationed in Germany. He was a lifetime member of the Charleroi Monongahela Lodge #337 F&AM and a past member of Tri Community Ambulance.
John was most proud of being a lifetime member of the Monongahela Volunteer Fire Department. In his 63 years as member, he served as trustee for twenty years, vice president for over ten years, lieutenant and engineer, and responded and drove apparatus until late 2018.
He is survived by his three children, Adam (Sue) Schottenheimer of Monongahela, Bill (Kristyn) Schottenheimer of Pleasant Hills, Patti (Brandon) Miller of Monongahela; ten grandchildren; several great grandchildren; three brothers, George Dornan of Santee, California, Paul (Barbara) Dornan of Washington, DC, Robert (Connie) Dornan of State College; sister-in-law, Betty Dornan of Monongahela; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty "B.J." Jackson Dornan who passed on June 18, 2017; brother, Charles Dornan; and sister, Patricia "Jeane" Summerville.
Friends will be received on Monday, July 27, 2026, from 5-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela, where a funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM with the Pastor Robert Dornan officiating. Interment will be private in the Monongahela Cemetery.
The Monongahela Volunteer Fire Department will conduct services Monday evening at 7:00 PM in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to Monongahela Volunteer Fire Department, 451 W Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.
Monday, July 27, 2026
5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
Frye Funeral Home
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)
Frye Funeral Home
Burial is private.
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