Wilhelmina A. 'Billie' Clouse, 86, of North Oakland, Chicora, PA. died unexpectedly at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday; April 18, 2012 in Butler Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Oakland Twp. Feb. 8, 1926 the daughter of the late Floyd D. and Anne Placide O'Donnell  Bracken.
She attended grades 1-8 in the Weaver One-Room School in North Oakland, Chicora. Then she graduated from Butler High School in 1944;  followed by  Mercy School of Nursing, where she graduated in 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA.  After graduation she worked as a Registered Nurse at the Butler Memorial Hospital for more than 40 years.
A wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, she liked gardening, reading, playing cards and spending time with her friends and family.
She was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, North Oakland and the Christian Mothers of the church.  She was very active in the church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister.
She is survived by her husband Stephen A. Clouse whom she married May 18, 1948.
Daughters:
Margaret Salyers and husband Paul of Chicora
Amy MacDonald and husband John of Nassau N.Y.
Emily Konar and fiancé Jason Malis of Chicora
Son: Gerard Clouse of Chicora
11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren
Son-in-Law: Paul Heller of Chicora
Preceded in death by a daughter Rhondae Heller, 2 sons: Kenneth and Daniel Clouse and a great-grandson: Dalton Heller.
Friends received 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Friday; April 20, 2012 at STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME, 111 E. Slippery Rock and Main Streets, Downtown, Chicora, PA
Celebration of her life will held Saturday; April 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at Saint Joseph R. C. Church with Reverend Joseph Pudichery, pastor officiating.
Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, North Oakland, Chicora, PA.