Robert F. "Firl" Hauck of Sharon passed away suddenly Monday afternoon, January 15, 2018, in Sharon Regional Medical Center. He was 78.

Mr. Hauck was born November 9, 1939, in Punxsutawney, PA, a son of Paul and Edith (Dinger) Hauck. He was a 1957 graduate of Punxsutawney High School.

Firl moved to Sharon in 1966 and began working as a coil winder at the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp.  until its closing. He then began working as a coil winder in Fredonia, NY from 1984 to 1991; and most recently retired from Controlled Transformer, Cortland, OH, where he was employed from March of 1993 to January 2007.

He was a member of Oakland Avenue United Methodist Church, Sharon. Firl enjoyed his time spent with his grandkids and his cat, Harley.

His wife , the former Nancy Mae Braunns, whom he married on September 17, 1966, passed away on November 23, 2016.

He is survived by a daughter, Linda Taylor, Sharpsville, and her fiancé Steve Varlas, Charlotte, SC; three grandchildren, Matthew and Logan Taylor; and Annelise Lorigan; two brothers, Carl Hauck and his wife Patty, Marion Center, PA; and Ralph Hauck and his wife Nancy, Punxsutawney; and a sisters-in-law, Marlene States and her husband Chuck, Punxsutawney; and Shirley Forsythe, Pittsburgh.

In addition to his wife, Firl was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Barbara Smith; a brother, Darl Hauck; and a brother-in-law, Jerry Forsythe.

The family suggest memorial contributions be made to Oakland Avenue United Methodist Church, 192 North Oakland Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.

Calling hours will be 11 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday ( 01/18/2018 ) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 East State St., Sharon .

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday , in the funeral home, with rev. Richard Carlson, pastor of visitation at Mercer United Methodist Church.

Burial: 11 a.m. Friday ( 01/19/2018 ) at St. John's Cemetery, Punxsutawney.