Edward B Brandt

Edward Burns Brandt (May 26, 1940-August 29, 2025)

Obituary

Edward Burns Brandt passed away on August 29, 2025 at age 85.

He was raised in Emsworth and was a graduate of Duquesne University. After graduating from college, Ed moved to Washington, DC. He enjoyed a long career on the housing board of Arlington County, VA, eventually becoming the board’s chair.

He moved back to the Pittsburgh area in the early 1990s, where he served as a community advocate at Northside Leadership Conference for many years.

He resided at Brookdale Senior Living in Penn Hills for several months before his passing.

Ed was an avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Duquesne Dukes basketball. He also enjoyed gardening, bird watching, cinema, and literature.

He is preceded in death by his parents Frank Brandt, Sr. and Mary Rose (Burns) Brandt, siblings Sr. Florence Brandt, Betty (Bill) Hahn, and Mary (Paul) Reiber, and sister-in-law Mary Ann Brandt. He is survived bysiblings Frank Brandt, Jr., and Rose (Jerome Ziets) Brandt, as well many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, friends, and colleagues.

Friends and family will be received on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Hahn Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 123 North Avenue, Millvale from 3 pm to 7 pm, with a celebration of Ed’s life commencing at 5 PM.

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