Edward Brandt Obituary

Edward Burns Brandt passed away on Aug. 29, 2025, at 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 the 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 was 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 by siblings, Frank Brandt Jr., and Rose (Jerome Ziets) Brandt, as well as many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, friends, and colleagues. Friends and family will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at HAHN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 123 North Ave., Millvale, with a celebration of Ed's life commencing at 5 p.m.