Mercer Township, Pennsylvania - Richard C. "Dick" Dunlap, 84, passed peacefully on his birthday, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Grove Manor following a 10-month illness.

Dick was born in Grove City, on Jan. 21, 1942, to Delmar L. and Bernice I. (Critchlow) Dunlap.

He was raised in the Baptist faith and most recently he was active with the Slippery Rock Baptist Church.

He was a 1960 graduate of Slippery Rock High School, and he was a member of the F and AM Lodge 603, Grove City.

Dick began his working career in Washington D.C., working for Embassy Dairy. He later was a taxicab driver and mechanic and became a fireman with the Prince George's County Fire Department, where he worked for over 20 years.

He returned to the local area in the late '80s where he drove school bus within the Grove City Area School District for the next 30 years.

Dick enjoyed traveling, camping, and sailing with his children in their younger years. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

He is survived by three children, Nancy (Daniel) L. Barnett, Russell (Tiffiany) S. Dunlap, and Stephen (Denise St. John) L. Dunlap; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Sandy Phelps; and a brother, Russell (Cheryl) L. Dunlap.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wives, Anne (Monsma) Dunlap, Annetta L. (Hannum) Dunlap, Martha J. (Hague) Beatty Dunlap and Carol A. (Deniker) Winters Dunlap; and his oldest son, Donald E. Dunlap, who passed in 2019.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to any charitable organizations that benefits Multiple Sclerosis, local fire departments or that supports special-needs children.

DUNLAP

Richard C., 84, Mercer Township.

Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday (1-27-26) at CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday (1-28-26) at the funeral home with Rev. Willard Morse, officiating.

Interment: Prairie Cemetery.

Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com