Richard A. Mares

Beloved husband of Rhonda (Kiss) for 43 years. Loving father of Jason Mares and Andrew (Caryne) Mares. Pap-pap to Mason, Ada, and June. Born and raised on lower Troy Hill, Northside. Rick quit school at 17 and joined the U.S. Marines. He volunteered for Vietnam, where he served for 2 years, attaining the rank of Corporal. After an honorable discharged he met the love of his life, Roni. They were married on April Fools Day 1978.

Rick was a night bartender on Troy Hill for 10 years before working for the US Postal Service where he retired after 39 years. Rick was a quiet guy but also loved a spirited debate, sometimes playing devil’s advocate just for the heck of it, considered a Mares trait. He liked to read, play chess, jazz, or just hanging out in the back porch with a beverage. Rick loved his family more than anything.

Brother of Francis (late Jerry) Desher, Charles Jr. (Eileen), Mary-Jo (late Jack) Lennon, late Theresa (Ron) Miklavic, late Betty (Paul) Cooley, Brother-in-law of Barb and John Paczan, George (late Gloria) Penrod, Dolly and Jim Stalter, Cathy and John Mabold, Jake Kiss and many nieces and nephews.

He's proceeded in death by his step sister the late Emma Kunzmann (Paul) Fichter, Virginia Kunzmann (Tom) Deffner.

Friends and family will be received on Saturday, October 30th from 12pm to 3pm at the H.P. Brandt Funeral Home, Inc., 1032 Perry Hwy., Pittsburgh, with full military honors at 3:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Inurnment will be at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.