
HEDGE HOWARD JEROME Age 80, of Concord, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2015, at at Mt. Royal Cemetery Chapel, 2700 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA 15116. Howard was born December 21, 1934, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the son of the late Lowell J. Hedge and Essie P. Hedge. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jean; brothers, Weldon, Robert and Leon; sister, Aldena. Howard was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the U.S. Army. He was also a 32° Mason, belonging to Dormont-Whitehall Pennsylvania Lodge #684 F&M and the Scottish Rites of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction USA of Charlotte, NC. Survivors include his children, James Alan Hedge of Dormont, PA, Karen Ann Rychorcewicz of Butler, PA, Mark Howard Hedge and Dean Gerald Hedge both of Kannapolis, NC; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren also survive. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kitty City, 36 Union St. South, Concord, NC 28025. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb