Robert (Zip) G. Ruschel

U.S. Army veteran. Robert G. "Zip" Ruschel, 81, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. He was born June 29, 1927, in Washington, a son of William M. and Rose Miller Ruschel. Mr. Ruschel attended Washington High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a mould maker at Duncan Miller Glass for 15 years and also worked at Brockway for 15 years. He enjoyed carving wood and building model ships. In his youth, he had been a pitcher for a sandlot baseball team, for which he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Ruschel was a member of West Washington United Methodist Church. He was the last of his immediate family. Deceased are two brothers, Alben Ruschel and William N. Ruschel, and two sisters, Evelyn Braden and Bertha Laws. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, with the Rev. John Hoffman officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded graveside by Edwin Scott Linton Post 175 of the American Legion.