Troy Emerson Mitchell, 58, of Liberty Borough, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born November 20, 1963 in Pittsburgh, the son of Emerson Eugene and Donna Gertrude Heslep Mitchell.
Troy was a 1982 graduate of Bethel Park High School and attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he trained in Criminal Justice. He was employed for ten years at the Federal Reserve System in Pittsburgh where he retired as a Sergeant. He was a part time police officer at Liberty Borough for over twenty years and full time police officer at Magee Women's Hospital for eight years. He also worked for various other police departments. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Allegheny County Lodge #91, the OMNI F&AM Lodge #582 of Dravosburg and a life member of the NRA, where he became a certified Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor. Troy had various additional certifications in supervisory and tactical training.
He is survived by his wife, Melinda Warszawski Mitchell with whom he celebrated twenty three years of marriage on June 12, 2021; son, Troy Mitchell, Jr. at home; cousin, Lugene Calderone and family of Upper St. Clair; uncle, Jerry Ermlich and family of Florida; two sisters-in-law, Barbara Miller and husband John of Cranberry and their children, Allison and Ryan and fiance' Stephanie, Julie Warszawski and fiance' Mike Wilson of Baldwin; several other cousins; and his loving dog, Bear.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sherral Mitchell; two aunts, Laverna Calderone and Joann Ermlich; paternal grandparents, Anthony and Catherine Mitchell; maternal grandparents, Donald and Gertrude Heslep.
Friends will be received on Friday, December 17, 2021 from 3-7 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela, where services will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Timothy Tipton officiating. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 400 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301.