Sylvia May (Kerr) Hinchberger

Sylvia May (Kerr) Hinchberger, 97, of Butler, passed away, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, while residing at Concordia in Cabot.
Born in Butler on March 4, 1928, she was a daughter of the John W. Kerr and Thelma (Barnhart) Kerr.
Sylvia was a member of All Saints Parish, St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, was a 1946 graduate of Butler High School and had attended evening classes at Butler Community College. She had been employed at Armco and West Penn Power before she was married. After she was married and raised 4 children, she worked for Chester Engineers and the Butler Area Sewer Authority, before retiring in 1990.
Her family would like to thank the staff of Concordia, especially Lori, Katie, Shannon, Bri, Lexi, and Erica, also Mandy and Katelyn from Good Samaritan Hospice for their care.
Surviving are her 4 children: Yvonne (and the late David) Cole of Butler, Kirk (Kathy) Hinchberger of Economy, Russell (Darlene) Hinchberger of Cabot, and Lee Hinchberger and his fiancée Christine Sepich of Butler.
8 grandchildren: Amanda (Tim) Wilson, Jared (Jasmine) Cole, Michael (Burcu) Hinchberger, Kaitlyn (Andrew) Harrison, Amanda Hinchberger, Danial Hinchberger, Joseph (Halie) Hinchberger, Joshua Hinchberger and his fiancée Allyson Comperatore.
9 great grandchildren: Cooper, Tyler, Zachary, Lucas, Jacob, Laynie, Nixon, Jax, and Izabella.
She is also survived by a cousin, Edward Foulk of Cabot, with whom she was raised by their grandparents, Frank and Anna May Barnhart. Nephews whom she helped raise, Russell (Michele) Kerr of Butler and Kenneth Kerr of Charlotte, NC. She also had other numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene A. “Gene” Hinchberger, whom she married October 6, 1951, he passed away April 18, 2022; also 3 brothers Donald, Russell, and Richard Kerr; 1 sister, Mary Oestrich; a nephew Donald Kerr and daughter-in-law, Jodi Hinchberger.
Friends will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham Street, Buter, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday. A Blessing Service will be held on Saturday, at 10:00 am, at the Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in the Muasoleum of Calvary Cemetery, Butler.