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- [S2860] The Herald, Bruce Allen McQuiston; obituary; 12 August 2015; 31 August 2015.
Bruce Allen McQuiston
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 7:13 pm
Bruce A. McQuiston
Funeral service will be Saturday for Bruce A. McQuiston, Jackson Township (Mercer), who passed away peacefully with his family by his side at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, in Grove City Medical Center, Pine Township, after a short bout with pancreatic cancer. He was 75.
Born Oct. 6, 1939, in Sharon, he was a son of Howard M. and Lillian M. Collenette McQuiston.
After graduating at 17 from Mercer High School, he enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS Navasota as a machinist mate.
Upon his return after three years in the Navy he began using his skills as a machinist and millwright to expand his knowledge in the steel industry and worked as an electrician in the blooming mill at Sharon Steel. During this time he also discovered a passion for the real estate business.
In 1969, he and his brother Bob combined their efforts and formed Flexospan Steel Buildings Inc. in Sandy Lake, where they initially focused on producing structural framework and pre-engineered buildings. Today the business has grown into a multi-faceted producer of steel buildings and components, employing more than 60 full-time employees. Bruce was well known and respected in the steel industry and was currently serving as vice president and owner of Flexospan.
He was known as an extremely caring person and for his strong work ethic, always rolling up his sleeves and making things happen. He learned to work at a young age on the family farm, where they operated a nursery and Christmas tree farm. He was very dedicated and carried these traits throughout his life and made a difference in many lives over the years.
Bruce was involved in numerous charitable, civic and community matters, including the donation of land and the building and development of McQuiston Center by the Park, along with his brother. It houses the Sandy Lake Senior Center, which they dedicated in honor of their mother, Lillian McQuiston. His generosity was genuine and discreet.
He also founded the Flexospan Foundation, formed to provide scholarships to students in obtaining a college or trade school education. Throughout his life, Bruce generously shared his knowledge and provided guidance, support and encouragement to countless individuals and helped them achieve their goals. He was highly respected and appreciated as a mentor and a friend by people throughout the country of all ages and disciplines. He recently received the honor of being named as a Mercer County Distinguished Citizen by the French Creek Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Bruce served on many boards and was active with many organizations, including Mercer County Regional Planning Commission, Lakeview Area Industrial Corp., board of appeals, advisory board of the welding program at the Mercer County Career Center, and the Sandy Lake Rotary Club.
He was a 32nd Degree member of Hermitage Lodge 810, Free and Accepted Masons, New Castle Consistory, with Scottish Rites, and Zem Zem Shrine, Erie.
His wife, the former Judy M. McClung, whom he married Aug. 6, 1971, survives at home.
Survivors also include three daughters, Kimber McHenry, Knox, Clarion County; Lesa Reddick and her husband Keith, Stoneboro; and Laurel McLallen and her husband George, Stoneboro; a son, Bruce Scott McQuiston, Conneaut, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Chelsea McHenry, San Gabriel, Calif.; Adam McHenry, Cranberry Township, Pa.; Conner Powell and his wife Shannon, Stoneboro; Raquele Reddick, Grove City; Sabrina Snyder and her husband Justin, Stoneboro; Chris McLallen and his wife Amy, Ellwood City; and Madison McQuiston and Noah McQuiston, both Avon Lake, Ohio; and two great-grandchildren, Riley Dehner and Camden Powell.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jack L. Kline; a sister, Patricia McQuiston; and a brother, H. Robert McQuiston.
Memorial contributions may be made to Flexospan Foundation, in care of Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, Suite 301, 7 W. State St., Sharon, PA 16146; and Hendersonville United Methodist Church, in care of 32 Lake St., Stoneboro, PA 16153.
McQUISTON
Bruce A., 75, of Jackson Township (Mercer).
Calling hours: 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday (8-14-15) in SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro, with a Masonic service at 9 p.m. in the funeral home.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (8-15-15) in McQuiston Center by the Park, 29 Railroad St., Sandy Lake, with Pastor Janet Pratt and the Rev. Earl Dykes, associate pastor, Methodists United In Faith, officiating.
Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake Township
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d. 11 Aug 2015, Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania