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Place of Rest
Westmoreland County Memorial Park
150 Eastside Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Timothy David Vechter
November 21, 1954 - March 17, 2023 (Age 68)
Naturalist Timothy David Vechter, 68, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023.
He was born November 21, 1954 in Greensburg to the late Andrew G. and Betty J. (Sarver) Vechter.
Tim is survived by his siblings, Lynn Rodgers (Tom), Leslie Fennell (Ken), Andrew Vechter, Curtis Vechter, and Kimberly Schmidt, along with many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of the Vechter and Sarver families.
A graduate of Latrobe High School, class of 1973, and Westmoreland County Community College, Tim, a sensitive and knowledgeable naturalist, was an avid bicyclist and was active in bird watching, having served as past club president of the Westmoreland County Bird Club. Tim also was a keen nature observer, capturing his subjects with his talented photography. In 2015, he carried out an extensive cleanup of the Loyalhanna Creek in Latrobe, earning him the nickname “the caretaker of the Loyalhanna.” He also enjoyed kayaking, chess, astronomy, writing poetry and reading. He was and will be missed.
Family and friends will be received from 4 to 7 PM Thursday at the Lopatich-Brinker Funeral Home, LLC, 601 Weldon Street, Latrobe. Services and interment at Westmoreland County Memorial Park were private.
