Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Chicora, PA
Serving Chicora and Surrounding Areas
Alice (Hoover) Hemphill
Jun 15, 2009
Alice Hemphill, 90, of Buena Vista, Chicora, Pennsylvania died at 12:15 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009 in the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Butler. She was born in Chicora, Pennsylvania Jan. 23, 1919, the daughter of Charles A. and Pearl Cooper Hoover. She and her late husband owned and operated Hemphill's Greenhouse in Buena Vista from 1956 to 1992....
Lillian G. (Benson) Neff
Nov 23, 2008
Lillian G. Neff, age 84, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008, at her home following an illness
She was born July 20, 1924, in Oakland Township, Butler County, PA the daughter of Leo and Flora Forquer Benson.
She had worked for the Egg Plant and then The Castle Rubber plant, both in East Butler. ,...
Chad M. Neff
Apr 9, 2008
Chad M. Neff, 36, of Carbon Center, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 9, 2008 morning at his home. Born Jan. 10, 1972, in Butler, he was the son of Benjamin Neff of Chicora, PA and the late Linda Marie Thomas Neff. He worked at St. Vincent DePaul in Butler, PA. He was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church...
William M Swigart
Jan 28, 2008
William M. "Bill" Swigart, 73, of Karns City died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2008 at his home after an illness. Born Sept. 2, 1934, in Worthington, he was the son of Abraham M. and Sarah E. Flick Swigart. He had worked at Pullman Standard until the plant closed and then worked at Brookville Wood Products until he...
James J. Hilderbrand
Jan 30, 2005
James J. Hilderbrand, 82, of Fenelton died at 7:45 p.m. Sunday at Chicora Medical Center after a long illness with Parkinson's disease. Born in Fenelton, Dec. 27, 1922, he was the son of Philip and Frances Waltman Hilderbrand. He worked at the Fretz Moon Pipe & Tube Co. for nine years until the plant the closed in 1963. He...
John Milton Fallen
Nov 30, 2003
John M. Fallen Sr., 68, of West Sunbury died at 4:10 p.m. Sunday at Butler Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness. Born Dec. 20, 1934, in North Washington, he was the son of Milton and Dorothy Thompson Fallen. He was retired from Hutchinson's Dry Cleaners in Butler. Mr. Fallen was a member of the St. Louis Roman Catholic Church...
Lois Grace (Mckay) Beilstein
Mar 25, 2001
Lois Grace 'Dolly' Beilstein, 91, of Butler, Pennsylvania died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2001 at Sunnyview Nursing Home.
Born May 23, 1909 in Butler she was the daughter of Samuel and Birdie McCandless McKay.
She had been a resident of Butler for 62 years, graduating from Butler High School and the Witherspoon Institute...


