Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Chicora, PA

Serving Chicora and Surrounding Areas

Alice (Hoover)  Hemphill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...