Ann E. Graham, age 95, of Butler, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at Newhaven Court at Clearview.
Born in Butler on August 7, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Marcus L. and Ruth Bailey McLafferty.
She was a homemaker and a member of Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church. Ann was actively involved in volunteer work with her churches in Sebring FL. and Butler, including craft groups, rosary makers, Saint Vincent DePaul, and Altar ladies. She was actively involved in her children’s dance, music and sports. Her very special talents were painting and family trip planning.
She is survived by two children, Kathy Frederick and her husband, Bob, of Butler, and Ed Graham, Jr. and his wife, Wendy, of Tustin, CA; five grandchildren, Steven Leone and his wife, Sara, Sarah Johnson and her husband, Dan, Edward Graham and his wife, Pat, Elizabeth Graham and her husband, Nate Ihm, and Ann Graham and her fiancé, Michael Runyon; seven great-grandchildren; and Cicco, Graham and McLafferty nieces and nephews.
Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Graham, Sr., who passed away September 8, 1998; one daughter, Ruth Ann Graham; one brother, Larry McLafferty; and one sister, Jean Cicco.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Thursday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 10 a.m. from Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 North McKean Street, Butler, with Reverend Kevin Fazio officiating.
Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery.
The family requests memorial donations to Butler Catholic School, 515 East Locust Street, Butler, PA 16001 and Southwest Community Center, 1601 W. Second Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Ann’s family wishes to thank the staff of Newhaven Court at Clearview, Amedisys Hospice, and 5 North and 6 Main of Butler Memorial Hospital for their outstanding care and compassion.
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