Donna Lue Smith Fagley, 85, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 1, 2018 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice. She was born November 11, 1932 in Grove City, Pennsylvania to the late William Calvin Smith and the late Helen Leola Plyler Smith of Bro... Read more
Jean M. Maier McMillen, age 89, of Evans City passed away Tuesday morning, January 2, 2018 in Passavant Retirement Community, Zelienople. Born September 19, 1928 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and L. Norma Crusan Maier. Jean w... Read more
Mary R. Sarvey, 89, of Butler, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice. She was born June 5, 1928 in Butler, the daughter of the late Clayton Otis and Lena (Snyder) Shields. Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church w... Read more
William R. “Bill” Clark of Butler passed away Saturday December 30, 2017 at the Lutheran Senior VNA Inpatient Hospice. He was born October 15, 1925 in Ashland, Kentucky son of James H. and Josephine Clark. William was the husband of Evelyn W. Clark (... Read more
Laura A Herold, 92, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2017 at Concordia at the Orchard. She was born August 31, 1925 in Mt. Chestnut, Pennsylvania to the late Leroy Stephenson and the late Celia Bellis Stephenson. Sh... Read more
Gary G. Smith, 73, of Maple Drive, Karns City, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, December 28, 2017 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler. Gary was born in Jeanette on May 18, 1944. He was the son of the late Gerald J. and Velma J. Baughman... Read more
Donald Thomas, Jr., 65, of East Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 29, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia. He was born September 10, 1952 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late Donald Thomas, Sr. and the late Mary Lou Slomers Tho... Read more
Virginia Mae Oesterling, 83, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 28, 2017 at the Butler Memorial Hospital. She was born May 31, 1934 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late William “Bob” White and Flossie Hummel White. Mrs. Oeste... Read more
Jacob A. Mulhollen, 41, of Portersville, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 from a longtime illness. He was born August 30, 1976 in New Castle, the son of David K. Mulhollen of Portersville and Connie E. Laurain of Hermitage. Jacob was a self empl... Read more
Jean J Borcz, age 88, of Forest Hills, formerly of Mt. Chestnut, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in MaGee Women’s Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh, following an illness. Born December 14, 1929 in Lancaster Twp., she was the daughter of the lat... Read more
Thomas Erwaine Perschke, age 86, of Butler, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at VNA Inpatient Hospice. Born in New Castle on August 23, 1931, he was a son of the late Norman A. and Nellie Dean Perschke. Thomas was a retired union pipefi... Read more
Conrad J. Geibel, Sr., 79, of Butler, died Tuesday evening, December 26, 2017, at the V.N.A. Inpatient Hospice. Born September 4, 1938 in Butler, he was a son of the late Paul J. Geibel and Alberta Neigh Geibel. Conrad was a retired Pos... Read more
Barry D.”Buzz” Ray, 74, of Petrolia, a well-known area resident, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh. Barry was born at home in Brady’s Bend on November 5, 1943. He was the son of Kenneth and... Read more
Trudy J. Funkhouser, 57, of Chicora Rd., Butler, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Trudy was born in Butler on November 7, 1960. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Margaret Brown Funkhouser.... Read more
Margaret H. Miller, 93, formerly of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 25, 2017 at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries. She was born March 25, 1924 in Creekside, Pennsylvania to the late Jesse M. Hollopeter and Evelyn (Duff) Hollopeter. Mrs.... Read more
Robert L. “Bob” Kennedy, Sr., 86, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 24, 2017 at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born July 7, 1931 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late L. Lee Kennedy and the late Mildred Covert Kennedy. Bo... Read more
Gladys Marie McCleary Holochuk, 95, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 24, 2017 at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 1, 1922 in Highland Twp., Pennsylvania to the late William D. McCleary and the late... Read more
Norma Jean Lowers Myers, 85, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 22, 2017 at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 7, 1932 in Petrolia, Pennsylvania to the late Clarence Lowers and the late Mary Leona Fine... Read more
James Leslie Brown, 57, of New Castle, formerly of Butler, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born February 22, 1960 in Butler, the son of the late Alfred B. and Velma (Wiley) Brown. Jim was a kind and gentle man who loved... Read more
John D. Billek, age 87, of Butler, passed away Saturday morning, December 23, 2017, in the comfort of his home with his loving family at his side. John’s death came just four weeks after the passing of his beloved wife of 61 years, Joann Zitalone Bil... Read more