Harold Norbert McElhaney Jr. Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Harold Norbert McElhaney Jr. (Cary, North Carolina), who passed away on November 7, 2023, at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by : his wife Gloria McElhaney (Mazzocco); his parents, Dorothy McElhaney, (Luttrell) and Harold McElhaney, Sr.; his brother James; and his siblings-in-law, Phyllis "Petey" McElhaney and Warren Mazzocco.

He is survived by : his children, Jeff of Washington, DC, Mary Lynne (Ginger Watkins) of Greensboro, NC and Kellie of Oakland, CA; his grandchild Griffin Self of Charleston, SC; his children, Mackenzie Self of New York, NY, Isabel Weinerth of San Francisco, CA and Juliana Weinerth of Oakland, CA; his brother George of Newtown, PA; his cousins, Doug McElhaney and Claudia McElhaney of St. Petersburg, FL; his sister-in-law Susan Mazzocco of Weirton, WV; and his nieces and nephews, Amy, Georgeann, Phil and Tom McElhaney.

In lieu of flowers please consider two scholarships near and dear to Mack's heart: The Gloria McElhaney Appalachian Scholar Success Fund (℅ The Ohio University Foundation, PO Box 869, Athens, OH 45701) —or— the James Lee McElhaney Award honoring an outstanding senior football player at Burgettstown High School (℅ The Pittsburgh Foundation, 5 PPG Place, Suite 250, Pittsburgh, PA 15222).