Mary Louise (Young) O’Donnell, age 91, of the Village of North Oakland, Chicora, PA. She also lived at the Lowrie House her last few years. She died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in the Butler Memorial Hospital. She was born in Chicora Sunday, October 12, 1929, she was one of 12 children to the late Frank and Anna (Hockenberry) Young. She graduated from Karns City High School in 1947.  She married Harry R. O’Donnell Saturday, November 20, 1948. She and her husband...

Lora Ann Ayres, age 64  of Saxonburg and Fenelton, PA,  passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 6, 2020, in the emergency room of the Butler Memorial Hospital,  Butler, PA.  She was born November 10, 1955 in Pittsburgh, PA. the daughter of Christopher Hosler and Alice Ann Devlin. Lora is survived by her husband Wayne E. Ayres whom she married April 7, 1993. Five daughters: Ruth Ann Bester, Jeanie/Charles Price, Tammy Towers, Patricia/Tony Grandinetti, and Kathleen...

Timothy C. Murray, age 61, of Fenelton, PA died Monday, August 31, 2020 in the Chicora Medical Center following a lingering illness. He was born in Butler, PA. on October 30,1958, the son of the late John Murray and the late Dorothy M. Dougherty Murray. He was a 1977 graduate of Karns City High School. He was lifetime member of Mater Dolorosa Church. He worked at Penn Champ Inc. in East Butler, PA. Tim is survived by his sister, Catherine A. Murray of Fenelton. 4 brothers: John M. Murray...

Patricia Louise Huff, age 71 of Chicora, PA passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 following a short illness surrounded by her family in Butler Memorial Hospital. She was born in Butler, Thursday, March 17, 1949 to the late Paul Glenn Price and the late Margaret Ann Hackett Price. She was a 1967 graduate of Karns City High School, she had worked at Friedman’s Grocery Store in Chicora for 2 years, a member of Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, and the Chicora Women of the Moose. She...

Anna Marie Kiefer, age 84, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 in Butler Memorial Hospital, Butler, PA. Born in McKeesport, PA.  Sunday, October 18, 1936, the daughter of Joseph J. Kemple and Mary Hreha Kemple.  Married Leo E. Kiefer Saturday, January 10, 1953, who died in 1986. She is a member of Mater Dolorosa Catholich Church, Chicora, PA. She attended Elizabeth Forward High School and B.C.3  She is a 45 year member of Chicora Women of the Moose. Anna was an L.P.N. for...

Irene Josephine Deets, age 102, of Greenville, PA formerly of Chicora passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 in Saint Paul Senior Living, Greenville, PA. She was born November 5, 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA to Walter Sertik and Mary Miller Sertik.     She married John L. Deets, November 29, 1937 who died October 12, 1985. She is survived by a son, William (Karen) Deets of Fair Haven, Vermont , a daughter-in-law, Mary Lynn Deets of Wexford, PA. and half brother Robert H....

Hildegarde Anna Mellish, age 98 of Chicora, Pennsylvania passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.  She was born April 2, 1922 in Unity PA, the daughter of the late Herman and Anna (Boyle) Smitmans. She married William John Mellish, Sr, April 28, 1943, who died November 1, 2006. She is preceded in death by brothers: Herman, Carl, Hagen, Roland (Rody); and sisters: Grace Chaffin, Jean Swartzlander, and sister-in-law, Martha (Heller) Smitmans. Hilda was known for her...

Dale M. Pennington, age 84, of West Sunbury, PA. died Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. following a short illness. He was born in Parker Wednesday, August 21, 1935 the son of Walter and Martha Master Pennington. He was a millwright for Magnetics in East Butler, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being outdoors with his family.  He was a member of the Masonic Victory Lodge 694 of Butler and the New Castle Consistory. He earned an Associate Degree from...

Harold Joseph Ritzert, age 93, of Chicora, PA. passed away Friday May 1, 2020 in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Kittanning following a brief illness. He was born in Chicora, Pennsylvania to Irenaeus  J. and Vera C. Sweeney Ritzert , June 20, 1926 on his mother’s birthday. He was well-known in the area for his knowledge of oil, gas, and water wells. He owned and operated many wells until he was 86 years old. He was US Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Mater...

Mary Louise Fugini, 95, of Concordia at the Orchards, formerly of Chicora, passed away March 2, 2020, at Butler Memorial Hospital.  Born January 4, 1925, in Chicora she was the daughter of Victor L. Craig and Myra Pauline Duckett Craig and was raised by her stepmother, Mary Frances Devlin Craig.  Mary Louise graduated from Chicora High School with the Class of 1943 where she was a member of the Girls’ Chorus and the Girls’ Basketball team.  After graduation she...