Gary J. Kalkbrenner

Gary J. Kalkbrenner, age 62, of Callery, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday evening, August 17, 2020 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born in McKeesport, PA on August 13, 1958, he was the son of the late Eleanor Fraas Kalkbrenner.

He was a 1976 graduate of McKeesport High School.  Gary had attended Grace Community Church.

Gary was the owner of Gary’s Small Engine Service Center in Butler and co-owner of Capelli’s Hair Salon in Mars.

Husband of Lorrie Zack Kalkbrenner, who he married on December 27, 1980, father of Sara Forsythe (Allen) of Callery, Ranae Davidson of Seven Fields and Dustin Kalkbrenner of Cranberry Twp., grandfather of Grace, Braelynn, Brody and Benjamin and brother of Marcia Abel (Dave) of North Versailles and his Great Dane canine companion, Oz, who went to work with him everyday.

Friends will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc. 238 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA on Friday from 1-3 & 6-8 PM and on Saturday from 10-11:00 AM. Services will follow at 11:00 AM Saturday at the funeral home, with Rev. Toney Salva, officiating. Memorials may be made to a scholarship for Gary’s nephew-the Michael T. Abel Memorial Scholarship Fund at www.pittsburghfoundation.org and designate Grant Making Division.