Forrest W. “JuJu” Brewer Jr., 78, of Dilliner, Pa., died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at his home with his loving family at his side. Born in Poland Mines, Pa. on Sept. 27, 1944, he was a son of the late Julia (Mihalik) and Forrest Brewer Sr.
A 1963 graduate of Mapletown High School, Forrest was a lifelong coal miner, having worked at Duquesne Light for 24 years, retiring from Emerald Mine and was a member of the UMWA, Local 2258. He was proud of his service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict, where he received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medals. He was active in the V.F.W Post 747 and the American Legion, Post 499, having held a number of offices over the years, in addition to helping with the funeral honors detail.
He had a love for the outdoors, including fishing, hunting, mushroom picking and looking for arrowheads. He played softball for many years, then went on to coach both men’s and women’s softball. His greatest passion was spending time with his children and grandchildren. Everyone knew him as “Pap.”
Surviving is his wife of 59 years, Cheryl (Robbins) Brewer and four children and their spouses, Brenda Shiflett (Jerry), of Greensboro, Pa., Cathy Fenstermacher (John), of Morgantown, Bonnie Shiflett (Matt Baker), of Cheat Lake, and Robert Brewer (Melissa), of Greensboro, Pa. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, Matt Shiflett (Erika), Cynthia Gust (Bryan), Jeff Carter (Alisa), Katelyn Triplett (Curt), Austin Carter, Ryan Shiflett (Tiffany), Jacob Shiflett (Cherish) and Zack Brewer; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Roy Brewer (Linda), of Point Marion, Pa.; a sister, Rosemary Sarapa (Mike), of Taylortown; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Deceased is a brother, John Brewer, and sister, Lydia Smith.
Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Pa., from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, and in the Church of Jesus Christ, Morgantown Restoration Branch, Eden Church Road, Stewartstown, from 1-2 p.m., the hour of service, on Sunday with his son-in-law, Elder Jerry Shiflett, officiating. Interment follows in the Little Arlington Section of Evergreen Memorial Park, where military honors will be accorded by his friends from the Point Marion Veterans Posts.
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