Emogene Lyon, 93, of Butler passed away on November 23, 2023 at Concordia at the Orchard. She was born October 13, 1930 at her home in Great Belt, near Butler. Emogene was one of 17 children born to the late Margaret (Jordan) and Charles Heasley. S... Read more
Dennis J. Evans, 71, of Butler, passed away at his residence on Monday, November 20, 2023. Born December 1, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late John C. and Bernadine P. (Holden) Evans. Dennis was a graduate of Carrick High School and t... Read more
Roxann A. “Bambi” Ligus, 68, of Butler, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 at Embassy of Saxonburg. She was born March 9, 1955 in Butler, the daughter of the late George and Theresa (Evans) Ligus. Surviving are a granddaughter, Kendra... Read more
Herbert J. “Skip” Nichol, 82, of Karns City, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 22, 2023 at Allegheny General Hospital from injuries he sustained from an accidental fall at his home. Herbert was born in Brady’s Bend Twp., Armstrong Co. on July... Read more
Paul D. (Kojadinovich) Kane Sr., 84, of Butler, passed away peacefully at Butler Memorial Hospital after a long illness on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 with his three children by his side. Paul was born in Butler, PA on October 4, 1939 to the late Step... Read more
Caleb Stine, 17, of Renfrew passed away tragically on Saturday, November 18, 2023. He was born in Pittsburgh on August 17, 2006 to Nickolas Stine and Megan Casey. Caleb was a student at Butler High School. He was a kind, gentle loving kid who loved a... Read more
Patricia “Pat” Ann McElhaney Verner, 76, of Hornertown, Petrolia, passed away unexpectedly the evening of Sunday November 19, 2023 from injuries resulting from a fall. Born March 10, 1947, in Sewickley, PA, she is the daughter of the late Francis “Fu... Read more
Bette Jo Traggiai, 79, of Cabot passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023. She was born in Springdale on February 18, 1944, to the late Joseph Sr and Pearlie (Linderman) Trempus. Bette Jo was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed pai... Read more
Ruth M. Leopold, 97, of Butler, passed away at Shelbourne Personal Care Home on November 18, 2023. Born in 1926 in Tarentum she was the daughter of the late Anna Catcher and William James Heller. She was a former Executive Secretary at Armco, and hom... Read more
Richard L. “Dick” Gardner, 80, of Butler passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023 at UPMC Hamot in Erie PA. Born January 2, 1943 in Butler, he was a son of the late Charles B. and Lucille E. (Cousins) Gardner. He retired from the silicon department at... Read more
James M. Mitnik, age 73, of Butler, passed away at his residence on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Born March 5, 1950, in Johnstown, Pa., he was a son of the late John and Jennie Mae Fisher Mitnik. Jim was employed as a field engineer for Verizon. He previou... Read more
Norma Jean (Huff) Crawford, 84, of Saxonburg (formerly of Karns City) passed away on November 18, 2023, reuniting with her parents Paul Huff and Johanna (Ockovcin) Huff, and her brothers Paul, Don and Gary. Norma was a strong and independent woman. S... Read more
Donald Whelan, 69, of Connoquenessing passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. He was born in Rochester on February 26, 1954 to the late John Jr. and Dolores (Emert) Whelan. Don graduated from Freedom High School in 1972. He was a part of the track... Read more
Grace Zahradnik, 88, of Harrisville passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023. She was born In Creighton on November 27, 1934 to the late Archibald and Ethel (Irvine) Armstrong. Grace graduated from Slippery Rock University with a BA in Library Scie... Read more
David Fischer, 77, of Butler passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. He was born in Butler on May 2, 1946 to the late Carl and June (Anderson) Fischer. After graduating from Knoch High School David worked at Armco for over 30 years as a machinist u... Read more
Ralph “Dick” Richard Day, 100, of East Butler, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries at Cabot. He was born July 16, 1923 in Petrolia, the son of the late Ralph and Ethel Carolyn (Larimore) Day. Dick was... Read more
“Life goes on…” An ironic way to begin an obituary, but those who knew David Hugh Kerr will recognize these seemingly innocuous words as his mantra. David passed away on November 11, 2023, much in the same way that he lived…on his own terms, electing... Read more
Karen Fair, 80, of Butler passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023. She was born in Butler on August 13, 1943 to the late Carl Sr and Elsie (Bowser) Henry. After Graduating from Butler High School Karen worked at Stanley’s Bakery for 40 years until r... Read more
Eileen Esther Crawford, age 78, of Cabot, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at her home on the Bauer family farm where she was born and raised. Eileen was the sixth child of the late Philip and Esther Kroneberg Bauer. She... Read more
Cynthia L. Waldroup, 70, of East Brady, passed away peacefully while in the company of her family on Sunday evening, November 12, 2023 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Cynthia was born in Butler on November 29, 1952. She was the daughter of the late Bet... Read more


