Diana G. Blackmer Neff
Feb 18, 2014
Diana G. Blackmer Neff, 68, of Donegal Township, Chicora, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday afternoon at her home. She was born in Butler on April 23, 1945, the daughter of the late Charles D. Burnside and Verna M. Huselton Burnside. She was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church, Butler, and the St....
Joseph W. "Joe" Neff Sr
Feb 18, 2014
Joseph W. Neff Sr., 82, of Chicora passed away at 9:25 a.m. Monday in Butler Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Oakland Township, Chicora, on Jan. 15, 1932, he was the son of the late Herman W. and Mary Agnes Angert Neff. He worked for Pullman Standard in Butler for 13 years until the plant closed. He also...
Joan Collier Hemphill
Jan 26, 2014
Joan Collier Hemphill, 87, of Chicora died peacefully at 2:50 a.m. Sunday at VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. She worked at the Spade Shirt factory in Butler for several years. She was a member of Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church, and the Altar Rosary Society of the church. She was born in Chicora, on Jan. 4, 1927, the daughter of Ross...
Joan Blasko
Jan 10, 2014
Joan Blasko, 70, of Butler died peacefully at her home at 11:45 p.m. Jan. 10 surrounded by her family. Born on Dec. 27, 1943, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. McCune and the late Mary Ellen "Doll" Gould McCune. She retired from the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she worked for over 25 years...
Joseph A. Macurak
Nov 21, 2013
Joseph A. Macurak, 81, of Chicora died at 6:18 a.m. Thursday in the Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. Born in Pittsburgh on Jan. 13, 1932, he was the son of John W. Macurak and Theresa Heinzel Macurak. He worked for more than 30 years at J&L Steel, South Side of Pittsburgh. He was president of the Karns City Quarterback Club...
Charles A. Scherder
Nov 16, 2013
Charles A. Scherder, 72, of Chicora died at 6:34 p.m. Saturday at his home after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family. He owned and operated Scherder's Tavern in Gibsonia for five years. He worked for Parker's Appliance Store in Chicora, and retired after 25 years. He was a member of the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Chicora, where...
Patrick M. Rodgers
Nov 1, 2013
Patrick M. Rodgers Patrick M. Rodgers, 57, of Chicora died Friday afternoon at Butler Memorial Hospital, following a short illness. Born on May 29, 1956, in Butler, he was the son of Clyde Rodgers and Norma Jean Barclay Rodgers Beachem. Pat was a clerk at the Smith Grove Campground for the past six years. He enjoyed hunting. He was a...
George G. John
Oct 24, 2013
George G. "Chesty" John, 78, of Chicora died at 3 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler following a short illness. Chesty was a graduate of Karns City High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served on the island of Okinawa during the late 1950s. He worked 27 years...
Mary Elizabeth "Aunt Toots" (Rumbaugh) Hauck
Oct 2, 2013
Mary Elizabeth "Aunt Toots" (Rumbaugh) Hauck, 87, of Butler went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 2 at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 6, 1926, in Timblin, Jefferson County, Pa., to the late Simon Henry Rumbaugh and Minnie Myrtilla (Sipe) Rumbaugh. Mrs. Hauck worked as a postal clerk for the U.S. Postal...
Mildred A. Benson
Sep 15, 2013
Mildred A. Benson Mildred A. Benson, 89, of Chicora died early Sunday in Butler Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Oakland Township, Chicora, on Nov. 30, 1923, to George Norbert Eyth and Martha Mary Weiland Eyth. She married Edgar W. Benson on Oct. 1, 1946, and he died Feb. 17, 1999. She worked in Offut's Store...
Thomas A. Bell Jr
Sep 6, 2013
Thomas A. Bell Jr. Thomas A. Bell Jr., 48, of Butler, formerly of Karns City, died Friday surrounded by his loving family in Butler Memorial Hospital after fighting a courageous battle with ALS. He was born on Jan. 8, 1965, in Butler, the son of the late Thomas A. Bell Sr. and Vicki D. Blakely Bell Smith of Karns City....
Michael J. Anderson
Jun 28, 2013
Michael J. Anderson Michael J. Anderson, 59, of Chicora died Friday afternoon at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a short illness. He was born of Dec. 19, 1953, in Butler to Clarence "Butch" Anderson and Shirley Fry Anderson of Karns City. He worked at Spang and Co. in Butler until the plant closed and then he worked...
Beulah "Boots" Mccormick
Jun 23, 2013
Beulah 'Boots' McCormick Beulah "Boots" McCormick, 103, of Chicora died of natural causes at 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Whispering Acres Personal Care Home, Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County. The former Beulah Plunkard was born March 17, 1910, in Fredericksburg, Perry Township, Armstrong County, the daughter of the late Henry H. and Sadie Lynch Plunkard. She recently celebrated her 103rd birthday on...
Kathleen R. Double
Jun 17, 2013
Kathleen R. Double Kathleen R. Double, 88, of Sugarcreek Township, East Brady, died at 11:45 p.m. Monday in Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. Born Jan. 17, 1925, in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Kepple Sr. and Vernie Crawford Kepple. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chicora. Kathleen enjoyed her...
Ruth I. Earley
May 29, 2013
Ruth I. Earley, 84, of Whispering Acres Personal Care Home, Chicora, where she made her home for over 20 years, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday in the ACMH Hospital, Kittanning. She was a member of St. Paul Community Church in Chicora. She was born in Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, on March 21, 1929, to the late Ralph E....
Mary G. Howarth
May 20, 2013
Mary G. Howarth Mary G. Howarth, 90, of Chicora died at 3 a.m. Monday at the Chicora Medical Center. Born Feb. 9, 1923, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Arthur J. and Elizabeth Gormon Howarth. She worked at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and later worked and lived in California for 42 years. She worked 11 years...
Jean E. Kaiser
May 8, 2013
Jean E. Kaiser Jean E. Kaiser, 74, of Edinburg, Pa., near New Castle, died at her home at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday following a lingering illness. She was born at Kepples Corners, Chicora, on March 18, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Delbert R. and Martha E. Iman Umstead. She married William C. Kaiser on March 27, 1971, and...
Catherine Bridget Burns
May 6, 2013
Catherine Bridget Burns Catherine Bridget Burns, 95, of Chicora died Monday in Caritas Christi, the Mother house of the Sisters of Charity in Greensburg. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by the 80 sisters and staff of Caritas. She was born in Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, May 26, 1917, the daughter of the late John A....
Louis J. Destasio
Apr 11, 2013
Louis J. DeStasio Louis J. DeStasio, 61, of Rattigan Road, Donegal Township died Thursday night in Butler Memorial Hospital. After graduation from Karns City High School in 1969, he became a file clerk for Social Security at the National Underground Mine in Boyers, and worked for 39 years until his retirement this year. He was a member of Mater Dolorosa...
Genevieve M. Fisher
Mar 31, 2013
Genevieve M. Fisher Genevieve M. Fisher, 89, of North Oakland, Chicora, died unexpectedly Sunday in the emergency room of Butler Memorial Hospital. She was born in East Butler on Jan. 2, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret Ritzert Carben. Genevieve worked for Bantam Jeep, Butler, during World War II, where she was a government inspector....
