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....
James P. Sullivan
Mar 17, 2013
James P. Sullivan James P. Sullivan, 39, of Chicora was dead on arrival at ACMH Hospital early Sunday morning. He was born July 21, 1973, in Butler, and was the son of Rose Blalock Sullivan and the late James F. Sullivan. He served his country with the U.S. Air Force from 1992 to 1994 during the Persian Gulf War. He...
Robert A. "Briz" Brizendine
Mar 17, 2013
Robert A. 'Briz' Brizendine Robert A. "Briz" Brizendine, 71, of Chicora passed away Sunday in the presence of his loved ones at Butler Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 9, 1941, and was the son of the late Robert and Billie Brizendine. Briz proudly served in the U.S. Navy, spending much of his enlistment on the U.S.S. Preble. He was...
Linda Lee Logan Mcdevitt
Mar 6, 2013
Linda Lee Logan McDevitt Linda Lee Logan McDevitt, 74, of Salina, Kan., formerly of Chicora, passed away Wednesday. She was born to the late Wayne and Geraldine Logan on Oct. 1, 1938, in Chicora. Linda graduated from Chicora High School in 1956 and received a bachelor's of science degree in early education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1960. She...
Elnora Catherine Heeter
Feb 20, 2013
Elnora Catherine Heeter Elnora Catherine Heeter, 88, of Clarksburg, W.Va., formerly of Chicora, departed this life on Wednesday at the United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, W.Va. She was born in Butler County on Oct. 13, 1924, a daughter of the late Harry Fleeger and Mary (Jordan) Fleeger. Mrs. Heeter was a Methodist. She retired from the Heartland Nursing Home as a...
Geraldine Agnes (Little) Martin
Jan 24, 2013
Geraldine Agnes Little Martin, 86, of Chicora died at 1:53 a.m. Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. Born in Chest Springs on Aug. 4, 1926, she was the daughter of Earl Little and Mabel Conrad Little. She was baptized in St. Monica Church, Chest Springs, where she was a member and where she attended St....
Alice Mae Snow
Jan 1, 2013
Alice Mae Snow Alice Mae Snow, 75, of Butler, formerly of Karns City and Petrolia, died unexpectedly Tuesday at her home. She was born in Chicora, on Oct. 6, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Jacob Arthur Duncan and Charlotte Dunlap Duncan. She married Earl Thomas Snow Sr. on Sept. 11, 1956, and he died June 9, 1997....
Clyde Elmer Mccollough
Dec 17, 2012
Clyde Elmer McCollough Clyde Elmer McCollough, 99, of Frostproof, Fla., formerly of Chicora, passed away Monday at Grove Center Nursing Home, Lake Wales, Fla., of heart failure. He was born March 10, 1913, in Fairview Township, to the late Allen C. McCollough and Anna G. (Fox) McCollough. Clyde went to Frostproof in 1978. He was a retired production manager working...
Rosemarie Raimondi
Dec 3, 2012
Rosemarie Raimondi Rosemarie Raimondi, 43, of Butler died Monday in UPMC Seneca after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Butler, March 21, 1969, the daughter of Shirley Leitem Raimondi and the late James Raimondi. She attended Slippery Rock University, studying preschool and childhood education. She was a member of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Murrinsville. She...
Norman Henry "Butch" Fennell
Nov 30, 2012
Norman 'Butch' Henry Fennell Norman "Butch" Henry Fennell, 95, of Toccoa, Ga., formerly of Chicora, passed away suddenly on Friday at Heritage Healthcare of Toccoa. The son of the late Ellis and Alice Shook Fennell, he was born Jan. 15, 1917, in Fenelton. He lived most of his life in Chicora and the last six years in Toccoa. He retired...
Michael Nicholas Neff
Nov 29, 2012
Michael N. Neff Michael Nicholas Neff, 83, of Oakland Township passed away Thursday at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh on Nov. 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Martha E. McGinley Neff. He attended the Weaver and McGinley Schools. Mike courageously and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as a corporal in...
Samuel J. Sita
Nov 26, 2012
Samuel J. Sita Samuel J. Sita, 80, of Chicora died at 7:50 a.m. Monday at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an illness. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who honorably and proudly served our country from Nov. 12, 1952, to Nov. 9, 1956, during the Korean War. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, the...
Samuel J. Sita
Nov 26, 2012
Samuel J. Sita, 80, of Chicora , PA. died at 7:50 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2012 in Sunnyview Home, Butler , PA. following an illness.
He was a U.S. NAVY veteran who honorably and proudly served our country from November 12, 1952 to November 9, 1956 during the Korean War. He was the recipient of the National...
Robert L. "Boone" Burns
Nov 5, 2012
Robert L. 'Boone' Burns Robert L. "Boone" Burns, 87, of Chicora, formerly of Aspinwall, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday in the Chicora Medical Center. Born in Chicora, Sept. 4, 1925, he was the son of the late John A. Burns Sr. and Stella Blatt Burns. He was in the U.S. Navy serving on the USS Denver during World War II...
Kenneth L. Gray
Oct 29, 2012
Kenneth L. Gray Kenneth L. Gray, 68, of Chicora unexpectedly went to be with the Lord at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Butler Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pittsburgh, July 12, 1944, the son of the late Roland H. Gray and Henrietta Brown Gray. He married Gladys Rivera Gray in December 1959. They enjoyed 43 years together. He was a...
Elva Leitem
Oct 28, 2012
Elva Leitem
Elva Leitem, 82, of North Oakland, Chicora, passed away peacefully on Sunday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler, after an extended illness.
Elva was born on Feb. 27, 1930, to Charles Slater and Mary Neff Slater, and was raised in Oakland Township. She attended the Little Weaver one-room school house in Oakland Township.
On June 30, 1949, she married Carl A....
