William F. Reep, age 83 of Butler, PA passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 02, 2019, surrounded by his family in Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot, PA.  He was born Monday, May 18, 1936 in Butler the son of the late Charles “Buster” Reep and the late Sarah Patten Reep. He was a farmer for many years and more recently was a truck driver for Triangle Gas in Butler Township where he retired.  He was a member of Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler.  He married...

Ronald E. Smith, age 50 died unexpectedly June 23, 2019 in the emergency room at Butler Memorial Hospital, Butler, PA. Born January 4, 1969 in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Hagan Smith and Mary Goldsberry. He worked for The Butler Ambulance Service driving a handicapped accessible van transporting people were they needed to go. He was a member of Christ’s Family Church, Chicora, PA and was well-known for his talented singing. He is survived by his son Josh M. Smith; a long-time...

David Harold Webber, age 71 of Farrell, PA died unexpected Monday, April 22, 2019 at home. He was born Saturday, October 18, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey the son of the late Harold Webber and the late Helen Audrey Jones Webber. He retired from US Steele Fairless Works, Bucks County, from June 1970 to June 2000. He was a member of Grace Chapel Community Church, Hermitage, PA. He enjoyed fishing, weightlifting, swimming, camping, and karate. Dave is a veteran of the US Navy, honorable serving...

Margaret D. Young, age 89 of Butler, PA died Friday, April 19, 2019 in Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia Home in Cabot, following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  Born    Tuesday, April 8, 1930 in the Chicora Hotel to the late William Hipple and the late Agnes Kubiak Hipple. She was a registered nurse graduating in 1951 from Saint John School of Nursing, and worked at the Butler Memorial Hospital and then at the Butler VNA until retirement. She was a devout...

Beverly J. Cunningham age 75 passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot, PA. surrounded by her loving family. Born Sunday, June 13, 1943 in Chicora, PA daughter of the late Clinton Moore and the late Chelcie King Moore.  She worked 39 years in the assembly line at Penn Champ in East Butler. She enjoyed spending time with her family, flower gardening and being a mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church,...

Evelyn E. McDevitt, age 96 of Chicora, PA died Saturday morning, April 13, 2019, at the home of her daughter of Worthington. She was born in Chicora Tuesday, March 23, 1923 the daughter of the late Lester Moore and the late Dora Emminger Moore. Evelyn worked at the Bantam Jeep in Butler and later was a nanny for Doctor Shoenfeld of Bruin, PA.  She married John McDevitt, November 14, 1953 who died December 12, 1993. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Chicora where she was a...

Norval W. Dunn, age 86, a resident of Butler for the last 45 years, formerly of Chicora, PA. died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler following a lengthy illness. Born December 6, 1932 in Chicora, the son of Albert H. Dunn and Clare (McNamee) Dunn. He is a veteran of the Korean War. He was a math teacher at Mars Middle School for 30 years from 1961 to retirement in 1991. He taught 7th and 8th grades. In his younger years he...

Mabel G. Hackbarth, age 99, of Chicora, Pennsylvania died at home, Monday, March 18, 2019 after an illness. She was born October 15, 1919 in Harmarville, Allegheny County, the daughter of the late William E. Kiser and the late Cora L. Robb Kiser. She worked a short time at Bantam Jeep Co., then at Moonlight Mushroom Mine in Worthington where she retired. She married Ralph Burns, who died in 1963 then married Richard D. Hackbarth on April 17, 1965 who died May 27, 1995. She is survived by...

Robert Carl Hockenberry, age 63 of Chicora, Pennsylvania died unexpectedly at his home, Sunday February 24, 2019 of natural causes. He was born in Butler, April 12, 1955 the son of the late Robert Constantine Hockenberry and Delores Jean McCandless. He had worked at as a welder at  Pullman Standard Plant of Butler until the plant closed and then worked for Patterson Steel of Florida as a welder. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and walking. Robert is survived by his mother Delores Jean...

Jane P. Freiters, age 76 of Chicora, PA, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, surrounded by her family in the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. She was born December 3, 1942 in Apollo, Armstrong County the daughter of the late Floyd and Margaret Turner Snyder. She worked at Magnetic’s in East Butler 42 years; her last job there was as a Bobbin Winder. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chicora; she enjoyed gambling at the casinos and being with family, friends, and...