RICHARD H. SEARER of Tyrone, PA died January 22, 2017 at the age of 91. He served his apprenticeship at Graham and Getz Funeral Home before becoming sole proprietor of the firm in 1988. He owned and operated it as the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Inc for 29 years. In 2012, he was recognized for 60 years of service as a licensed funeral director in Pennsylvania. A 1954 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association and the Keystone (local) Funeral Directors Association, which he served as past president.