Carol A. Hovis Morgus, age 75, of Butler, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, surrounded by her family.
Born April 5, 1944 in Butler, she was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Mary Tilko Hovis.
Carol was employed for many years as a registered nurse at Butler Memorial Hospital. Working as a nurse, she found great joy in helping others.
She was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.
Carol was very close to her late husband Michael, or “Mick” as he was lovingly known, with whom she spent 49 happy years. Their two Lhasa Apsos, Molly and Lizzie, were their loyal and loving companions. In her free time, Carol enjoyed cooking but, most of all, she loved being with her family, particularly her grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter, Deanna Swartout and her husband, Tom, of Pine Richland; her sons, Michael Morgus and his wife, Susan, and Tim Morgus and his wife, Sari, both of Butler; nine grandchildren, Nathaniel, William and Catherine Morgus, Alec, Emma, Tyler and Andy Swartout, and Jackson and Wyatt Morgus, all of whom loved her dearly.
Also surviving are two brothers, Robert J. Hovis and his wife, Ching, of Los Angeles, and David Hovis, of Butler; and one sister, Susan Laughner, of Ridgeway, PA.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Michael “Mick” Morgus, who passed away October 24, 2015; and two sisters, Mary Lou Fiechuk and Linda Miller.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. from Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler.
Burial will follow at Saint Michael’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in memory of Carol be given to Butler Health System Foundation, Women’s Imaging Center, One Hospital Way, Butler, PA. 16001 to honor Carol’s late sister Mary Lou Fiechuk and her Concordia health aide Wendy Stephens.
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