Chris A. Niedergall, 61, of Beaver, passed away on February 4th, 2026, at Heritage Valley Beaver. He was born in Rochester on August 20th, 1964, a son of the late Ralph E. and Dorothy Kindelberger Niedergall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers: Robert, Donald, Gerald, and Marvin Niedergall, and Edward Knight. He is survived by his wife of twenty-one years, Laura E. (Hogue) Niedergall, as well as one son, Sean E. Niedergall of Beaver, two sisters and a brother-in-law, Sandra and David Vaughn of Economy Borough and Kimberly Pratte of Rochester, two sisters-in-law, Eileen Niedergall of Alabama and Irene Knight of Freedom, numerous nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews, to whom he was known as “Pappy Chris.”

Chris was an employee of Pittsburgh Tubular Shafting in Rochester Township, where he served as Vice President and Operation Manager. He was Methodist by faith and an Army Veteran. He was a 1982 graduate of Rochester High School, and continued to Penn State University and graduated from Boston College in Chemical Engineering. He loved his family, which was most important to him, who saw him as a “jack of all trades”. He loved biking in the warm climates, reading, music, and was a history enthusiast.  Friends will be received on Sunday, February 8th, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. in the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester, who was in charge of his arrangements, and where a service will be held on Monday, February 9th, at 11 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Collene Carney, of Monacrest Free Methodist Church in Monaca. Interment will be at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, 273 PA-68, Rochester, and the Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 862 will provide full military honors for their fallen comrade at the cemetery at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, February 9th.