Honoring the Memory
of Those
We Love

March 10, 1924 - September 21, 2016

Downs, John C. Age 92, on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 of Baldwin.

Beloved husband of 65 years to JoAnne (DuScheid); father of Darlene (Richard) Kent, Dianne (Rich) Lynch, Donna (Kevin) Eppard, Denise (Mark) Edgar and Dana (Fred) Buckman; grandfather of Katie, Steven, David (Rachel) and Johnny Kent, Ryan (Megan), Elissa and Michael Lynch, Lindsay (Tim) Hayes, Emily, Elizabeth, Daniel, David, Catherine and Christian Eppard, Sarah (Jimmy) Curran, Allison (Dan) Cybulski, Alex (fiancée Emma) and Sean Edgar and Kevin, Rachel, and Laura Buckman; great-grandfather of five; brother of the late Francis, Paul, Mary Jane Hull and Margaret Brown. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. John was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. during WWII. At the age of 90, John graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelors Degree in History. He was a founding member of St. Albert the Great Church where he served as an usher. We are grateful to God for the most compassionate care provided by VA Health System, Home Instead caregivers and AHN Hospice caregivers, as well as Mimi and Pam. Friends will be received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood 15227 on Friday from 2-8 p.m. Funeral prayer on Saturday morning at 9:30. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Louise de Marillac Church at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions to AHN Hospice Care, 318 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15224.