Oliver B. West Jr., 74, of Dawson, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Select Specialty Care in Latrobe. A son of the late Oliver B. and Eleanor Gregg West Sr., he was born on Feb. 20, 1948, in North Charleroi. Formerly of Perryopolis, Oliver had resided in Dawson for 47 years and was a member of the VFW Perryopolis Post 7023 and the Slovak Club in Connellsville. He worked at Combustion Engineering from 1970 to 1987 and Kenametal in Irwin from 1990 till he retired after 25 years in 2015. Oliver was an avid pool player for many years. He served in the U.S. Army, Vietnam where he was a Purple Heart recipient. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Brett Puskar of Dawson; two sons, Jeffrey Ranker of Connellsville and Noel Ranker of Uniontown; three sisters, Linda (William) Johnson of Daisytown, Norma Jean (Bradley) Baker of Perryopolis, and Barbara Moore of North Charleroi; a brother, L. Gregg (Sharon) West of Monongahela; and six grandchildren, Chase, Meagan, Nolan and Gabe Ranker and Jacob and Luke Puskar. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Victoria Ann Corvin West, in 2022, who he married in 1977; and a son, Oliver B. West III, in 1970. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home with Pastor Jack Washabaugh officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
