Rita E. Dean, 77, of Butler, passed away Thursday, July 27 at the Saxony Health Center in Saxonburg. Rita was born in Butler on January 6, 1940, she was one of six children of the late Joseph and Elinor (Cottrill) Lesnik. Her life was that of a devot... Read more
Nicholas Burka, Jr., 93, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the V.N.A. Inpatient Hospice. Born August 11, 1923 in Butler, he was a son of the late Nicholas Burka, Sr. and Mary Mechanic Burka. Nicholas was a retired turn foreman from the Labor Department... Read more
Kris T. Kennedy, 64, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 25, 2017 at the Butler Memorial Hospital. He was born July 2, 1953 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to William Kennedy and the late Dorothy Hummel Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy served in the US Navy... Read more
George W. Cook Sr., age 97 of Connoquenessing passed away on Saturday morning July 22, 2017 in the VNA Hospice, Butler. Born in Pittsburgh, November 9, 1919, he was the son of the late Harry M. and Hazel I. Gensheimer Cook. George was a member of St.... Read more
Thomas Ryan “Tommy Dong” Simmons, 40, of State Route 68, East Brady, Sugarcreek Twp., Armstrong Co., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his home. Born in Butler on January 18, 1977, Thomas was the son of William J. “Bill” Simmons of... Read more
Arnold Henry “Chub” Freiters Sr., 91, of Walnut Rd., Karns City, a well-known Petroleum Valley resident and a decorated World War II veteran, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 19, 2017 shortly after his arrival at the emergency department at B... Read more
Ronald A. Dodd Sr. 68, of Magnolia Road, Karns City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in the Emergency Department at Butler Memorial Hospital. Ronald was born in Butler on June 11, 1949. He was the son of the late Howard and Catherine... Read more
Kevin F. Collins, 83, of Butler passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Kevin took great pride in his family and his work. He overcame alcoholism in the mid-1970s, which allowed him to truly experience... Read more
Lois Joan Critchlow Rodgers, age 95, of Prospect, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Holy Family Manor in Pittsburgh following an illness. Born February 22, 1922 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Rosco... Read more
Sandra L. Lucas Mondak, age 70, of Prospect, passed away early Saturday morning, July 15, 2017 in the Butler Memorial Hospital, following an illness. Born April 17, 1947 in Warren, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen Thompsen Lucas.... Read more
Victor T. Rikal, Jr., 51, of Butler, Pennsylvania,went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 16, 2017 at his residence, after a 4 year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 18, 1966 in Butler, Pennsylvania to Barbara K. Crotzer... Read more
Agnes Elaine Hilderbrand age 93 of Chicora, PA passed away at 3:15 a.m. Friday July 14, 2017 in the comfort of her own home. She was born in Penn Township January 31, 1924 the daughter of Joseph and Mary Garnick. Agnes attended the Bulford 1-room sch... Read more
Martha R. Oesterling, 79, of Butler passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at her residence. Born November 15, 1937 in Mercer, she was a daughter of the late Leonard H. and Sophie S. Maykowski Ringer. She was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.... Read more
Diane Norton Mackrell, age 61, or Portersville passed away early Friday morning, July 14, 2017, at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler, following an illness. Born March 4, 1956 in Ellwood City she was the daughter of Sarah Welsh Galaher and James Norto... Read more
Grace W. Eno, recently of Newhaven Assisted Living in Butler, died peacefully on July 13, 2017, at the VNA In-Patient Hospice. She was born on March 21, 1923, in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Frederick J. Weidaw and G. Camilla Sims Weidaw, the fifth of si... Read more
John P. Bartley, age 90, of Butler, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot. Born in Middlesex Twp. on June 9, 1927, he was a son of the late Paul and Nettie Bartley. John attended Mars High School and in his senior ye... Read more
Mary Lee Blair Brooks, 84, a resident of Newhaven Court, Butler, PA, passed away on July 12, 2017, following a long illness. She was born January 20, 1933 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late Lee W. Hoovler and the late Mary Mehaffey Hoovler. Mary Lee... Read more
John S. Wasylyk, 75, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born February 15, 1942 in Passaic, New Jersey to the late Stanley Wasylyk and the late Emma Decker Wasylyk. John attended Rutgers University, where he... Read more
David Wesley Aspinall, age 56, of Prospect, passed away on Monday evening July 10, 2017 due to a result of an unforeseen heart condition while driving. Born December 22, 1960 in Ellwood City, he was the son of Beverly Huntington Aspinall and the late... Read more
