CUDDYRE DANIEL J. On Sunday, January 24, 2016, age 72, of Valencia. Born in Meadville, PA on October 6, 1943, he was the son of the late Daniel J. and Cecelia Nicholson Cuddyre. Dan was a Steamfitter for Union Local 449 in Pittsburgh. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was instrumental in the founding of the Marine Corps League and was an active member of the Mars V.F.W. Post 7505, where he had held several offices through the years. He also belonged to the Mars American Legion and the D.A.V., and had volunteered at the Butler VAMC. A member of St. Kilian Church, he also participated in the Big Brothers of Allegheny County, where he mentored Sam Carson, who preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Mary Jean Walter Cuddyre, whom he married on July 25, 1970; a son, Daniel M. Cuddyre of Valencia; a granddaughter, Isla Jean Cuddyre; a sister, Patricia Pasquarella of Los Angeles, CA; two nieces, Morgan Roth and Karen Pasquarella; and a great-niece, Bridget Roth. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Roth. Friends will be received at the McDONALD - AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, INC., 238 Crowe Ave., Mars, PA on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Kilian Church, corner of Clark and Cherry Sts., Mars, PA on Wednesday at 10 a.m., with Rev. Charles Bober, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville, PA. Memorials may be made to the Mars V.F.W., 331 Mars-Valencia Rd., Mars, PA 16046. Directions and condolences are available at: www.mcdonald-aeberli.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb