Richard John Topley
(1866 - 1942)

Bernard McDermott
(1860 - 1949)

Agnes Ethel Coyle
(1868 - 1951)

Annie Butler
(1866 - 1929)

Roy Gardner Topley

Anne Regina McDermott

b. 29 Apr 1898, Bunola, PA
d. 25 Oct 1964, Duquesne, PA
br. Holy Name RC Cemetery, West Mifflin, PA
occ. Supervisor for Duquesne Light, started as a lineman
edu.
rel. Episcopalian, converted to Roman Catholic

b. 12 Sep 1902, Duquesne, PA
d. 1968, Duquesne, PA
br. Holy Name RC Cemetery, West Mifflin, PA
occ. Homemaker
edu. Duff's Business College for Women
rel. Roman Catholic

Roy Phillip Topley
Mary Jane Topley

Notes for Roy Gardner Topley

Roy, Richard and Alice were not raised Catholic, although Roy converted later in life. The rest of the children were brought up Catholic.^{1, 13 Nov 1996}
At 21, he was working with his brothers as a laborer in the McKeesport Tin Plate Company, Port Vue.²
Roy used to prepare a big Sunday breakfast for the family while Anne and the children were at Mass.^{1, 13 Nov 1996}
As a lineman for Duquesne Light, Roy performed the first pole-top resuscitation to save a co-worker's life. The saved man later worked as an orderly in the same hospital as Roy's daughter.³³
Mom remembers a Joseph Ryan who was a cousin of some sort to Pappap.¹
Played the bugle in the American Legion drum and bugle corps. Brother Dick played the drum. Wayne Weinstein's dad was the drum major and chaplain. They used to march in parades, even going to Washington, D.C.^{1, 22 Jan 2000}

Military

Military Service:
Pfc 151st Aero Sq. Air Service
Enlisted Dec 28, 1917 Discharged Mar 19, 1919^{29, Section B Lot 150 No 1}

Medical

Died from pulminary fibrosis, a lung disease. Never smoked or drank.^{1, 22 Jan 2000}

Obituary

Residence

1929 - 135 Friendship St., Duquesne

Notes for Anne Regina McDermott

Medical

Onset of diabetes ca. 1950^{1, 13 Nov 1996}

Residence

1929 - Anne and Roy lived in a house on Zewe Street (the alley at the end of Annie and Bernard's property) when they first married. It was a duplex and Anne's sister Betty lived in the other side. The house at 135 Friendship Street was originally intended to be built for Jim and Margaret, but thoses plans fell through and Anne and Roy built the house in 1929-30. The mortgage was for $8,500 at 5% interest, dated Sept 16, 1930.⁵⁴ Aunt Betty and her husband again lived in the other half of the house.^{1, 13 Nov 1996}

Cause of death - Heart failure^{1, 22 Jan 2000}