M. Kenneth Stephenson, 90, of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 7, 2023, at the Autumn Grove Care Center in Harrisville, PA.
He was born August 10, 1932, in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late Melvin E. Stephenson and the late Ella Dumbaugh Stephenson.
Kenneth worked as an architectural designer and was a former assistant plant engineer for Moonlight Mushroom Company in Worthington, PA. Kenneth was active in Boy Scout of America, where he reached the rank of second class in 1944, as a member of Troop 12. In the Boy Scouts, he was a recipient of the District Award of Merit and a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. He was a Woodbadger of the Bob White Patrol and served as a Unit Commissioner and Committee Chairman of Troop 12. Kenneth was a member of the Butler Lions Club and was a Mason. He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church of Cabot, PA and All Saints Lutheran of Slippery Rock. Kenneth was the last of a 4-member bobsled group that went down South Main Street hill on one late winter night in 1950 after a big snowfall. Kenneth was an artist and had belonged to the Butler Art Association.
He is survived by one daughter, Melanie Petridis of Slippery Rock, PA; one son, G. Todd Stephenson of Slippery Rock, PA; two grandsons, Alex Petridis, and Kostas Petridis; twin sister, M. Kathleen (Kay) Davis of North Canton, OH; and two nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Garnet T. Stephenson, whom he married on September 3, 1959, and who passed away on October 2, 2022; and one son-in-law, George Petridis.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 1:00 pm at All Saints Lutheran Church, 351 South Main Street, Slippery Rock, PA, with Pastor Jacob Deal, officiating.
Arrangements were entrusted to Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001.
Burial will take place in the North Side Cemetery.
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Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.