William ‘Bill’ C. Darby – Charleroi
William “Bill” C. Darby, 88, passed away on Jan. 19, 2025, after a years-long struggle with dementia. Bill was born on Dec. 17, 1936, and raised in Charleroi. Bill attended Charleroi Area High School and then graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He worked in the coating industry for companies in Pittsburgh, Azusa, Calif., and Mundelein, Ill. After retiring, Bill returned to the Charleroi area to care for his aging parents. He was a 60year member of Charleroi-Monongahela Masonic Lodge No. 337. Bill is preceded in death by his infant son, Bryan Darby; his parents, William T. and Ruth M. (Monsey) Darby of Charleroi; his first wife, Barbara Darby; and his second wife, Anne Darby. Surviving to cherish Bill’s memory are his brother, Tom Darby of San Jose, Calif.; and his cousins, Nelson Holcomb of Smithton and Nancy Holcomb of Sharon. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at HOGAN-MELENYZER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 226 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi, PA 15022. Interment will be held the following day at 10 a.m. at Monongahela Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hogan- melenyzer.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bill’s memory to Pet Search at 915 Jessop Place, Washington, PA 15301 or donate at https://petsearchpa. org/donations.
