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Mr. Dennis M. McCarthy

Date of birth 05/23/1948
Date of passing 10/11/2024

Age 76, of Overbrook, passed after a year and a half long battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday evening, October 11, 2024.

He was a beloved father, husband, son , uncle, great uncle, cousin, colleague, and friend. He was born in San Francisco, the only child of Eileen McCarthy. He was the loving husband of the late Amy Boyle McCarthy, and proud father of Dylan and Shawn.

Dennis proudly served in Vietnam as a member of the Navy Seabees, and was part of many veterans groups throughout the years. Dennis was active in Boy Scouts and sports with both of his sons for many years and will be missed by a wide-ranging group of friends.

In addition to his two sons, Dennis is survived by Catherine Boyle, Bob & Donna Boyle, Judy Boyle, Nancy & Mike Mason, Mike & Virginia Boyle, Katie Colborn Boyle, Mary Ellen & Chris Reiser and John & Debra Boyle.

Dennis was the beloved uncle of Kristy (Tyler), Katie (Blake), Matthew and Jessie, Erin (Mike), Mike (Sonia) and Shane (Julie), Amanda (Sean), Sam, Billy (Kimmy), Lucy and Tim, Meghan (Mike), Paul (Michelle), Shannon, Kelsey (Allison), Brian (Carlie), Zachary and Bradley (Bella) and John Argento. Special great uncle to Trenton, Nolan, Fiona, Michael, Mico, Liam, Mila, Declan, Shaylee, Emilie, Aurora and Hannah, Rylee and Hailey. Strong bonds with their cousins will help Dylan and Shawn through this difficult time.

Dennis is now in the comfort of his loved ones who were waiting for him, especially Amy, Eileen, Sammy and Zak.

Friends will be received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood 15227, Monday, October 14, 2024, 2-8 p.m., where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., in the funeral home chapel, with full military honors. Interment will be held at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies at a future time.

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