Funeral plans finalized in Pa. for U.S. Rep. John Murtha

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Funeral services for the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha have now been finalized for next week in the western Pennsylvania district he represented for 3 1/2 decades.

Murtha’s family says a private viewing will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday and Monday at Duca’s Funeral Home in Johnstown.

A private funeral service begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Westmont Presbyterian Church, and a private burial service will follow at Grandview Cemetery.

Family members say a public memorial is planned at the U.S. Capitol in the coming weeks. In lieu of flowers, they suggest contributions to the UPMC John P. Murtha Cancer Pavilion in Johnstown or the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center in Windber, Pa.

Murtha, D-Pa., died Monday at a hospital at age 77 after complications from gallbladder surgery.