Butler High School Alumni Obituaries

John Wayne Brown 75 of Appleton City Missouri passed away peacefully at home on December 10 2025 surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with nonHodgkins lymphoma. Born on November 30 1950 in Clinton Missouri to Wilma Marie Nichols and LV Brown Jr. Wayne was the second of four ch...

Patricia Ruth Zumwalt Cochran 87 of Butler Missouri peacefully passed away on January 13 2026 leaving behind a legacy of love and resilience. Born July 23 1938 in Bearcreek Missouri Pat was the second of seven children to Ivin Clark and Margaret Ruth Zumwalt. She attended schools in High Hill Americ...

Catherine D. Merritt 66 of Pomona Park FL was born September 1 1959 in Palatka Florida to the late Jack Simmons Dorothy Deleston. Catherine aka Monk was educated at Crescent City High School Class of 1978 She was employed as a Youth Worker at Hastings Youth Academy for over 20 years In Monk spare t...

James Bernard Dix Sr. was born on May 1 1946 to the late Theadore Dix and Lillie Mae Lofton in Lake City Florida. He departed life peacefully on July 24 2025 at the Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville Florida. He graduated in 1965 from OBrien High School The Bumble Bees an...

77 passed away peacefully on January 8 2026 at Regency Park Senior Living Community in Gambrills Maryland. She was born on October 10 1948 in Davidsonville Maryland to the late Thomas Brown and Alice Brown Mackell. Peggy attended public school in Anne Arundel County Maryland and graduated from Wiley...

Mary Catherine Willis a dedicated educator tireless advocate and community leader passed away peacefully on December 26 2025 leaving behind a legacy of service and activism that spanned states and generations. A proud native of WinstonSalem Mary was a graduate of Carver High School and WinstonSalem ...

Sarah Joan Bish, 99, of Southern Pines, died peacefully at her residence at Belle Meade on Monday, January 5, 2026.Born in Butler, PA on December 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Edward and Minnie Leone Chambers Duffy. After her high school graduation, Joan went on to Butler Busines...

Auburn Ethel Anna Trefsger 91 a lifelong resident of Philadelphia PA passed away at her sons home in Auburn on July 10 2016. She was the daughter of the late Otto J. and Blanche Petzold Goerlich. Ethel attended Dobbins Vocational High School then WWII training school at the University of Pennsylvan...

Edward Leroy Perry lovingfather talented athlete and esteemed educator died peacefully on January 10 at the home of his youngest son Martin Perry in Brunswick Maine where he hadmade his home for the last five years. Edward was born on July 16 1924in Vandergrift Pennsylvania the son of Mabelle Estell...

YARMOUTH Theodore Merrill Russell MD age 84 died at his home in Yarmouth Maine on March 28 2015 after a long illness. Born September 11 1930 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Portland Maine he was the son of Carl Asa Russell and Ruth Merrill Russell of Falmouth. Ted grew up in Falmouth with his brothers ...

Robert J. TrefsgerAuburnRobert James Trefsger 97 a lifelong resident of Philadelphia PA passed away at his sons home in Auburn on November 17 2017 under the compassionate care of Beacon Hospice. Robert was born at his home in Philadelphia PA on October 10 1920. He was the youngest son of Louis A. Tr...

Martha Theresa Shuman was born November 12 1943 in Abbeville Georgia to Stepheny Durham Jr. and Rosa Durham. She graduated from Stanton High School in 1961. Martha worked for the State of Florida until retirement. She was a member of Sanctuary of Mount Calvery and was a loyal servant of the Lord. Ma...

Steven Leslie Braton passed away on June 21 2024 at home in Arvada Colorado under hospice care at the age of 75. He was born on August 22 1948 in Moorhead Minnesota to D.E. Sammy and Margaret Paulson Braton. He was the first of three children followed by siblings Daniel and Connie. He grew up on the...

Carla Jean Jankowski 48 of Leola passed away peacefully on Thursday January 1 2026 after a brief illness at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in Madison Wisconsin she was the daughter of David Flesch and the late Joan McKenna Flesch. Carla was the loving co...

Andrea Garvey Fogelberg 67 our beloved wife Mother and Gigi passed peacefully on New Years Eve 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Lancaster and a proud graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. She passed away surrounded by love leaving behind a family and friends forever impacted by her presence. An...

Michelle was born on November 5 1963 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Cleophus Howard and Charlotte Whitfield. She was a graduate of William Penn High School and went on to work as a medical messenger at Holy Redeemer Hospital where she was known for her reliability generosity encouragement and dedic...

Born October 23 1936 in Danville PA she was the daughter of Donald E. Dilliplane and Mildred Scott Dilliplane. Mae was a graduate of New Cumberland High School and attended Millersville State Teachers College and had worked as a Secretary for Shaull Equipment Company. She was active in her church an...

Matthew C. Matt Davis 20 of Fenelton passed away unexpectedly on Monday January 12 2026. Matthew was born in Greensburg on April 12 2005. He was the son of Michael C. and Jennifer L. Anderson DelSignore. He was a 2023 graduate of Butler Area High School where he was enrolled as a cadet in the Junior...

Delores M. Dee Dee Boltz 93 of Rivercliff Terrace Kittanning formerly of Worthington passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus her Lord and Savior while in the company of her loving family Monday evening December 29 2025 at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital. Delores was born in East Franklin ...

William E. Bill Wood 84 of Chicora passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home early Sunday morning January 4 2026. William was born in Butler on September 26 1941. He was the son of the late Lawrence E. Bud and Helen D. Dot Barney Wood. He was a 1959 graduate of Chicora High School and a Unit...

Carol Sue Stewart Chiprean Keller 92 of Curtisville West Deer Township formerly of Washington PA and Butler died Wednesday December 31 2025 at St. Barnabas Nursing Home Richland. She was born June 12 1933 in Rimersburg to the late Russell and Evelyn Stuart Stewart. Carol grew up in Rimersburg gradu...

James M. Jim Diehl 72 from Curtisville West Deer Township passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday December 18 2025. Jim was born on April 24 1953 in Greensburg to the late John and Geraldine Gosser Piazza. Jim was a 1971 gradua...

Barry Fleck 80 from Gibsonia West Deer Township passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with ALS on Sunday December 28 2025.Barry was born on December 10 1945 in Allison Park to the late Ernest Lincoln and Betty Jane Albright Fleck. After graduating from West...

Katherine H. Arnold 66 of Rock Glen passed away Sunday afternoon December 28 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown following a lengthy illness. Born in Fort Meade MD May 7 1959 she was the daughter of the late Richard Meyer Calkins Sr. and Beverly Jane Wilson Feith and spent the p...

Jean Sabol 100 of Drums passed away December 20 2025 at Fritzingertown Senior Living Community in Drums. Born in Jeddo November 5 1925 she was the daughter of the late William T. and Carrie Shanno Smith and had spent most of her life in Drums after moving from Hazleton. Jean was a 1943 graduate of H...

Nancy J. Laubach 87 of Conyngham passed away Monday afternoon December 8 2025 at her home in Conyngham following a brief illness. Born in Sugarloaf November 22 1938 she was the daughter of the late Charles Edgar and Esther Genevieve "Genny" Faux Hawk and spent the past 36 years in Conyngham. Nancy w...

Robert "Bobby" Alex Robinson III. 47 of Hazle Township passed away unexpectedly Thursday December 18 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton. Born in Hazleton May 5 1978 he was the son of Robert A. and Theresa M. Wendt Robinson Jr. Hazle Twp. and spent the past 15 years in Hazle Township after movi...

Thomas "Tom" Joseph Edwards 56 of Drums PA passed away Thursday January 1 2026 at home in Drums PA following a long battle with a rare cancer. Born in Kingston on September 15 1969 he was the son of the late Thomas and Carol Litzi Edwards and spent the past 15 years in Drums PA after moving from Bet...

Linda M. Shelhamer Schell Lamont 82 of Laflin passed away suddenly Thursday afternoon January 1 2026 at her residence. Born in Drums February 17 1943 she was the daughter of the late Charles W. "Shelly" and Marion L. Jones Shelhamer owner of Shelhamers Garage in Drums. She resided in Laflin PA with ...