Thomas Edwin Short, age 89, of Monongahela (Carroll Twp.), PA, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at his home.

He was born in Monongahela on April 3, 1926 the son of Joseph and Mary (Sharkey) Short.

Ed was a contractor working in the family business of Joseph E. Short and Sons and the owner operator of Ed Short Sporting Goods.

He was a veteran of WW II serving with the U. S. Marine Corp.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge where he served as Past Grand Master and was a Scottish Rite Shriner and the Mon Valley Leathernecks.

Ed was an avid trap shooter and a member of the U.S. Olympic Team. He loved hunting, fishing, and racing go karts and stock cars.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Hubert "Skinny" Short and Joseph E. Short Jr..

Survivors include his children, Doris Jean Behanna of FL, Peggy Neason of Carroll Twp. with whom he lived, Becky Fuller of CT and Barbara Young of FL; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Arrangements are being handled by Anthony L. Massafra Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Inc., 40 Second Street Extension, Donora, PA 15033 724 379-6900 www.massafrafuneralhome.com where a Remembrance Gathering will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 from 6-8 PM. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that Memorial Contributions be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 1877 Shriner's Way, Cheswick, PA 15024.