Andreas G. Barth, Dec. 9, 1958-Jan. 22, 2012

Andreas G. “Andy” Barth, 53, of Friedens, Pa., passed away on Jan. 22, 2012, in Somerset Hospital.

She was born Dec. 9, 1958, in Primavera, Paraguay, son of Jorg and Maria Renata (Zimmermann) Barth of Farmington, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his infant brothers, Georg and Gottlieb.

Andy is survived by his wife of 23 years, Julie (Braun) Barth; children, Tristan, Aaron and Caroline Barth of Somerset and exchange student son Johannes Schmid of Mittertiech, Germany; parents; and brothers and sisters, John and his wife Leisa of Friedens, David of Middleton, of New York, Jorg and wife Mary of Robertsbridge, England, Elna Fischli and her husband Andreas of Robertsbridge, England, Mike and his wife Suzi of Somerset, Anna Tietze and her husband Stefan of Beachgrove, England, Richard and his wife Martha of Danthonia, Australia, Stephan and his wife Esther of Farmington, and Martin and wife Eunice of Fox Hill, N.Y.

Andy was a 1976 graduate of Charleroi High School and a 1978 graduate of Penn State Mont-Alto with an Associates Degree in Forestry. Upon graduation he traveled six months in Europe and then spent several seasons as a grain combine operator in the Midwest. He then moved to Somerset and worked at Latuch Brothers Farms and the Ski Patrol at Hidden Valley, where he met his wife Julie.

Andy became a real estate agent and worked for Ken and Rita Halverson Brokerage of Coldwell Banker. He eventually became a certified real estate appraiser and opened Somerset County Appraisal Services. He became an emergency medical technician and paramedic and went on to work for the Somerset Area Ambulance Association, Conemaugh Hospital, and Meyersdale Medical Center.

He most recently was co-owner of ServPro of Somerset County and Westmont, as well as a partner in WQZS Radio in Meyersdale.
Andy was a hockey enthusiast, serving as a youth coach for all his children and playing in rec leagues throughout the area. He also coached soccer in the AYSO leagues in Somerset and played adult soccer in Ligonier, Pa. He was an avid golfer, and was a member of the Somerset Country Club and its Tuesday Night Golf League. He was a member and past president of the Somerset Jaycees, where he held numerous offices over the years, as well as a member of the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Somerset.

Andy’s family will receive friends 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Miller Funeral Home and Crematory, Somerset. A service will be at noon Friday, Jan. 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Somerset. Pastor Linda McElroy-Thomas will officiate. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Somerset Ambulance Assn., 115 Wood Duck Road, Somerset, PA 15501 or the Somerset Jaycees Scholarship Fund, PO Box 421, Somerset, PA 15501.

Condolences may be shared at millerfuneralhomeandcrematory.com.