The Reverend Austin A. Hurd, Jr.

The Reverend Austin A. Hurd, Jr., 94, of Cabot, Pa., and formerly of Oakmont, Pa., passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2026. 

He was the son of the late Hannah Shaffer Hurd and Austin A. Hurd, Sr., of Sewickley, Pa. Beloved husband of 72 years to Mary Nell Johnstone Hurd. Loving fatherto Carol Pickerine and David (Linda) Hurd. Grandfather of Hannah (Adam) Braithwaite, Sam (Cassie) Pickerine and Charlie Pickerine. Great-grandfather of Claudia Pickerine and Felicity Braithwaite. Predeceased by three oldersiblings, Mary Prutznal, Honey Lambright and Edward Hurd. Austin served as rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Oakmont, Pa., for 22 years. 

He retired in 1995 and soon moved to central Florida, where he enjoyed golf, fishing and occasional boating. Every summer, he and Mary Nell would travel from Florida to Pittsburgh to enjoy family and friends. After many years, they moved back to the Pittsburgh area and made a home at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot, Pa. 

A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 1 p.m., at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 378 Delaware Avenue, Oakmont, PA 15139.