Obituaries

Sep 3, 2012

R. Victor O'Donnell, 93, of Chicora, Pennsylvania, died at 1:00 a.m. Monday, September 3, 2012 in VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. He held several jobs including teamster for a saw mill, earning class="widget-2d918b u_1608293136 dmCustomWidget" data-lazy-load="false" data-title="" id="1608293136" dmle_extension="custom_extension" data-element-type="custom_extension" icon="false" surround="false" .00 per day; Rainbow Rubber, Bantam Car Company, Valvoline Refinery, school bus driver, A&P Grocery, Montgomery Ward and retired from PENRECO in Petrolia in 1982 where he was...

Aug 24, 2012

Lillian R. Haley, 82, of Main Street, Butler, PA.  died at 9:46 p.m. Friday, August 24, 2012, in the Chicora Medical Center. Born in Butler, December 13, 1929, the daughter of the late: Father: James Reed Mother: Lena Reed She resided in Miami Beach, Florida for several years where she worked as a waitress for Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant....

Aug 22, 2012

Daniel C. Hoffman, 60, of Chicora, PA died at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. He worked for 8 years for Gaylords in Butler, PA and then worked for Allegheny Heat Treating, Chicora, from 1985 to 1993. He was a member of Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Chicora, the Altar Rosary Society of the Church...

Aug 8, 2012

Mary Belle Ace, 75, of Chicora passed away at 10 a.m. Friday surrounded by her loving family at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. She was a 1954 graduate of East Brady High School. After graduation, she worked for Campbell's Grocery from 1954 to 1956. She then worked for G.C. Murphy in Butler, and from 1985 to 1989 she worked...

Jul 23, 2012

Rita Bayer Leyn,74, of Brackenridge, Pittsburgh and Chicora, PA went home to the Lord on Monday, July 23, 2012 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Hights, PA. Rita was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and did graduate studies in maternal and child health nursing. Before retirement, she was employed at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and...

Jul 23, 2012

Barbara Joan Lipnichan, 94 of Bruin, passed away at 5:25 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2012 in VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler, PA. Barbara retired in in 1999 from the USIS National Underground Mines in Boyers. She was also employed at the Karns City School Cafeteria. She enjoyed playing with and reading to her grandchildren, crossword puzzles and prayer. She is...

Jul 15, 2012

Josephine C. Ball, 94, of North Oakland, Chicora, died at 4:35 a.m. Sunday, July 15, 2012 in VNA Hospice, Butler, PA. She was the oldest living member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, North Oakland, where she was a member of the Christian Mothers She was, also, a member of the Chicora Women of Moose. She was born in...

Jun 28, 2012

Betty Belle Wilson Kelly, 82, of Chicora, died peacefully at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012 in VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler after an extended illness. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Chicora.  She her late husband "Cubby" enjoyed traveling and were charter members of the Buco Travel Trailer Club. She was active in the Handy Ann...

Apr 18, 2012

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...

Apr 14, 2012

Leslie Evan "Les" Delaney, 79, of Worthington (formerly of Karns City), died at 7:30 AM, Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Sugar Creek Rest following an extended illness.

Les was born December 26, 1932 in Petrolia, moved to Criswell in 1971, then to the Armstrong Retirement Village (near Sugar Creek Rest in Worthington ) in 2010.  ...

Apr 8, 2012

Robert 'Bob' W. Barnhart, 84 of Fenelton passed away Sunday morning, April 8, 2012, at the Butler Veteran Affairs Hospital. Born on November 27, 1927, in Concord Township, he was the son of the late George Hutchison and Florence Emminger Barnhart. Robert served in the European Theater of Operations in World War II. in the ARMY. He retired from...

Apr 7, 2012

Martha A. Beck, 57, of Chicora, PA died at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 in VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler, following an illness. She graduated from Penn State University, where she received a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science; she then received a degree in communications from Clarion University. Marty worked for 2 years for WISR, Butler and then worked...

Feb 28, 2012

Jessie Lynn Kamerer, 26, of Chicora , PA. died unexpectedly on Monday; February 28, 2012 as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident on State Route 268, Chicora, Sugarcreek Township , Armstrong County .

She worked in Quality Control at Castle Co-Packers in New Kensington where she bottled tea and water.  She attended...

Jan 28, 2012

Warren A. Martin, 88, of Chicora, died at 6 p.m. Saturday; January 28, 2012, in VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive , Butler , PA.

He was baptized in St. Anne Church, Castle Shannon, where he was a member and attended St. Anne Elementary School , grades 1 through 8.  He was a...

Dec 15, 2011

Pauline M. McAnallen, 92, of Chicora, PA died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2011 at the Chicora Medical Center. She  graduated from Cooper Township High School, Winburn, PA where she was a cheerleader. After graduation she worked for the W. J. Healey family in Bradford.  A homemaker, Pauline was a seamstress and she loved crocheting.  She has been...

Nov 11, 2011

Alice H. Sita, 85, of Chicora, died at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011 in Butler Memorial Hospital, following a short illness. After graduation, she worked four years at the Spade Shirt Factory in Butler during World War II. She then worked for Gaisfords Pharmacy in Chicora for another four years. She was a member of Mater Dolorosa Roman...

Sep 28, 2011

David P. Leitem, 73, of Butler passed away at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at UPMC in Pittsburgh, surrounded by his family, following a short illness. Born Sept. 18, 1938, in Butler, he was the son of John W. Leitem and Genevieve A. Brandt Leitem. He was a machine builder and worked for International Staple in East Butler...

May 23, 2011

Jean M. Adams, 89, formerly of Petrolia and Chicora, died Monday, May 23, 2011 in Butler Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness. She worked as a beautician for Christy's Beauty Shop in Butler for six years.  She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicora.  She enjoyed sewing on plastic canvas, camping in Erie and being with her...

Nov 23, 2010

Charles K. Roxberry, Jr. 30, of Hilliards died at 8:08 a.m. Tuesday in the emergency room of Grove City Medical Center. He was born in Butler, Dec. 5, 1979, to Charles K. Roxberry Sr. and Deborah Fallen Roxberry. He was a 1999 graduate of Moniteau High School. He worked for MPW, which is a company that works for AK...

Oct 9, 2010

Richard L. Hillard, 72, of Butler died of unexpectedly of natural causes at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010, at his home. Born April 15, 1938, in Hilliards, Venango Township, he was the son of the late Alton Hillard and the late Sarah Bell Hillard.

Mr. Hillard was a union electrician working out of IBEW 5 in...