Jean Elaine Morrow, 91, of Butler died at 12:09 p.m. Thursday at Concordia in Cabot, PA.
Born April 6, 1931, in Butler, PA she was the daughter of the late Arthur Harold Mellott and Pauline Marie Wick Mellott. Jean graduated from Hooker High School in 1949 and the Butler County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing on June 5th, 1952. She married her high school sweetheart Darrell Alfred Morrow on June 7, 1952 and they were blessed with 56 years of marriage. She loved being a nurse; working at Butler Memorial Hospital in the newborn nursery, labor and delivery and medical surgical unit before becoming a visiting nurse with Dr. Nallathambi and Associates and VNA; retiring in 1992.
She was a member of The First English Lutheran Church in Butler where she was active in the auxiliary, helping with many community outreach programs. Jean enjoyed serving community dinners and funeral luncheons, helping with vacation bible school, knitting prayer shawls and collecting donations for families during Christmas. Jean was a dedicated member of the Butler Memorial Hospital Nursing Alumni where she served as Treasurer and Secretary and was nurse of the year in 2006. She collected money for March of Dimes and Relay For Life.
Jean was a friend to many with her very social and spunky personality and enjoyed helping family and friends. She enjoyed reading, quilting and cross-stitching. She was known as a gentle, hard-working nurse, a good friend and neighbor and an amazing coconut cream pie baker among other deserts. Her faith, family and friends were very important to her. She loved unconditionally and was loved by many and will be sadly missed.
Jean, Nini is survived by two sons, Daniel G. Morrow and his wife Susan, and Roger L. Morrow and his wife Karen, all of Butler; a daughter, Debra S. Morrow Zarnick and her husband, Thomas L. Jr. of Cranberry Township; six grandchildren, Laurie O’Rourke and her husband John, of Cranberry Township and David A. Morrow of Butler, Thomas L. Zarnick III and his wife Jenny of Evans City and Courtney Zarnick of Erie, Benjamin H. Morrow and his wife Gabrielle of Virginia Beach and Sara Morrow of Butler, three great grandchildren, Andrew and Amelia O’Rourke and Leonardo Morrow.
Jean was preceded in death by her dear husband Darrell “PaPa” Alfred Morrow, her beloved grandson, William “Wil” M. Morrow, her brother, James Mellott, and her sister, Martha Cato.
Friends of Jean Elaine Morrow, who died Thursday, April 7, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 pm Monday at the THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St., Butler.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.Tuesday at the First English Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kimberly van Driel officiating.
Burial will take place in the North Side Cemetery.
If you want to continue Jean’s love and caring for others, memorial donations may be made to the First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St. Butler, PA 16001, and to the BC3 Educational Foundation in care of the Nurses Alumni Association, P.O.Box 1203, Butler, PA 16003.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.