Kenneth "Ken" R. Loughner, 83, of Penn Township, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ken was born Nov. 14, 1939, in Penn Township, son of the late Henry J. Loughner and Chelsea (Klingensmith) Loughner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judith (Clayton) Loughner; his brother, Robert Loughner; sister-in-law, Dolores (Baloh) Loughner; brothers-in-law, Jay and Ron Clayton; and parents-in-law, Edward and Mildred (Stepnick) Clayton. Ken was a graduate of Penn Joint High School, Class of 1957, and the University of Pittsburgh. He operated his own plumbing business for 43 years and also taught plumbing at the Central Westmoreland Career and Technical School, where he encouraged numerous students to start their own plumbing businesses upon graduation. Ken will be lovingly remembered by his daughter and son-in-law, Karri and Scott Rogers, of Boswell, Pa.; his son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Tracy Loughner, of Pittsburgh; his four grandchildren, Hailey Rogers (Jeff Zboray), Jake Loughner (Mary Isaac), Brett Loughner and Madison Rogers Urbano (Jake); as well as his sisters-in-law, Carol Clayton and Patricia Clayton; and many special nieces and nephews. Ken served in the Army in the 429th Engineers Battalion, and he was a former fire chief and lifetime member of the Grandview Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the American Legion and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeannette. Ken loved his Ford trucks, was an avid NASCAR fan, enjoying many years of annual trips to Rockingham Raceway, enjoyed visits to the Cook Forest family camp, and enjoyed landscaping and caring for his lawn. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the MASON-GELDER FUNERAL HOME INC., 201 N. First St., Jeannette, where a funeral service will be held at noon Friday, with Pastor Susan Luttner. Interment will follow at Twin Valley Memorial Park, Delmont.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/triblive-tribune-review/name/kenneth-loughner-obituary?id=45534043
