Eleanore Phillips Dickey, 67, died on March 22, 2025, in her home surrounded by her family.
She was born on July 9, 1957, in Butler, PA, to the late Victor K. Phillips and the late Janice C. Phillips Larrick.
Eleanore graduated from Butler Area High School and Duquesne University with a bachelors degree in nursing. She also served on the Butler YMCA Board of Directors and North Side Cemetery Board of Directors for many years.
Eleanore was loved for many reasons: her outgoing, down-to-earth and friendly personality, her caring nature, her genuine interest in others’ lives, her strong will, funny disposition, her contagious laugh, kindness, generosity, and above all her love for life, friends, and family.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph M. Dickey, who she married on May 19, 1979; one son, Britton P. (Nicole) Dickey of Golden, CO; two daughters, Anne Katherine (Gary) Martin of Palmyra, VA, and Jennifer L. (Garrett) Kaiser of Prospect, PA; nine grandchildren, Lauren Martin, Emily Martin, Benjamin Martin, David Martin, Cameron Dickey, Andrew Dickey, Garrett Kaiser, Eleanore Kaiser, and Jackson Kaiser; two brothers, Victor K. Phillips, Jr. of Lenior, TN, and Gordon Phillips of Mechanicsburg, PA; four sisters, Elizabeth Iarrapino of Pittsburgh, PA, Clarinda Roe of Johnson City, TN, Victoria Kelly of Butler, PA, and Undine Fader of Montgomery, TX; and seven nieces and eleven nephews.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers, Joel Phillips and David Phillips.
Family and Friends will be received on Thursday, March 27, from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. and Friday from 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. at Thompson – Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001. A funeral service will be held on Saturday March 29, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. at First Baptist Christian Church with Pastor Gordon Powell and Pastor David Maitland officiating.
She will be laid to rest in Northside Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mission MSA at missionmsa.org.
All who knew Eleanore are encouraged to share memories and upload photos to her unique remembrance page at www.thompson-miller.com.