Dana A. Bachman, Firefighter/Grandfather

Dana A. Bachman, 51, of E. Mill St. passed away Wednesday (Mar. 27, 2013) in Hamot UPMC, Erie, PA.
    

Born August 13, 1961, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Albert C. and Lillian J. Childs Bachman, Sr.  On June 3, 1995, in Port Allegany, he married Deborah A. McGarvey, who survives.
    

Mr. Bachman was employed at Saint-Gobain Container Co. of Port Allegany, (now Verallia) as a line mechanic, for over 27 years, before having to retire.
    

Dana was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of the Port Allegany High School, Class of 1979.
    

Mr. Bachman was a member and former fire chief of Star Hose Fire Department, Port Allegany. He was a member of the GMP Union, Local 54, and volunteered as a baseball coach for several years. He was an avid supporter of Port Allegany athletics.
    

Surviving in addition to his wife, Deborah, are two sons, Kyle A. (Alisha) Bachman of Port Allegany, Cliff D. (Ashlee) Fillhart of Smethport; two daughters, Lindsay E. (Clinton) Szuba and Caitlin D. Bachman both of Port Allegany; 6 grandchildren: Lily, Willow, Brennan, Ayden, Breah, and Ava; two nieces, Carla Smith and Eileen Donnelly.
    

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Albert C. Bachman, Jr.
    

Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. Friday and Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, (Mar. 30, 2013) in the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany, where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. with Rev. Michael Culver, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Port Allegany, officiating.
    

Burial will be in Grimes Cemetery, Port Allegany.
    

Memorials can be made to the Star Hose Fire Department, Port Allegany Sports Boosters, or the American Kidney Foundation.