Butler High School Alumni Obituaries

L. Deon Butler 85 of Pawnee passed away Tuesday January 13 2026 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. Deon married Billie Sue Clements on September 22 1961 and she preceded him in death on January 14 2023. Also preceded in death by a son Ryan Butler two brothers Deneen Butler and Leon Butler. He wor...

Larry James Mummert 79 of Havana IL passed away at 810pm on Wednesday December 1 2021 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield IL. He was born on February 8 1942 in Macomb IL the son of Mary Alice Skiles Mummert and Marshall Markley Mummert. Larry married Blanche Ellen Baxter on November 25...

Stanley Dale Stambaugh age 65 passed away in his home on Sunday October 6 2019 with the gift of being surrounded by his loving family. God blessed Stan with many gifts throughout his life. Although after his accident he had fewer fingers than most his hands helped many far and wide. He was a sour...

He was born on August 6 1947 the son of Paul and Minerva Harr Laich. He married Sheri Lanham in Jacksonville and she survives. Paul is also survived by his stepchildren Jennifer Brad Baptist of Jacksonville Benjamin Michelle Reese of Ashland and Dane Bonnie Dorsey of Norman Oklahoma twelve stepgrand...

Charles T. Tom Taylor 91 of Jacksonville Illinois died December 3 2025 Surrounded by his family at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. Tom was born in Champaign on April 15 1934 the son of Harold L. and Audrey Dodds Taylor. He graduated from Champaign High School in 1952. Tom married Marilyn Ruth Shaw o...

On May 22 1963 Farris M. Hudson Sr. and Jewel Miller Hudson were blessed with a bundle of joy that they called Farlyn. Farlyn was a very loving intelligent caring strong and dedicated individual from an early age. These traits followed her throughout her life. She was educated in the Jefferson Count...

Jeffrey A. Hodak 68 of Worthington passed away Monday December 29 2025 at ACMH Hospital. He was born May 27 1957 to the late Louis and Mary Hodak. He graduated from Worthington High School and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked various jobs and retired from the Butler VA Hospital in 2019. He was a m...

Funeral Services for Ms. Peggy Sue Monts Baisden, 63, of Dublin, Georgia, will be held on Friday, December 26, 2025, at 1 PM at the Williams Chapel Baptist Church, 1142 SR-42 in East Dublin. Reverend Kenneth Kates will officiate. Interment will follow in Dudley Memorial Cemetery.Peggy Sue Monts Bais...

Daryl LeRoy Wetzel age 82 of Knox passed away at Clarion Hospital on December 26 2025 after a short battle with bile duct cancer. Born May 4 1943 at home in Beaver Township Clarion County he was the son of the late William Wetzel and Lula Bashline Wetzel and graduated from Keystone High School in 19...

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...

Gloria J. Robinson-Butler, 67, of Lumberton, New Jersey, departed this life on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.Daughter of the late Charles L. Robinson, Sr. and Annie P. Robinson, Gloria was born and raised in Trenton N.J., and educated in the Trenton Public School System, gradua...

Roberta E. Garber was born September 21,1931 in Detroit, Michigan, to Karol and Mary (Huczko) Barta. She was the youngest of nine children and a proud fraternal twin. She passed away peacefully in January, leaving behind a legacy of strength, service, and deep devotion to her family and community.Sh...

Marilyn Joan Boswell, 94 of Arkansas City died, Sunday, January 4, 2026 in Arkansas City.Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home in Arkansas City. Mr. Wayne Robbins will officiate. Interment will follow in the Parker Cemetery.Marilyn...

John Foster DeSpain“The trick to life is to make it look easy.” That was a favorite saying of John DeSpain. His quick wit and ready smile made him friends wherever life took him. Although life has its challenges for each of us, John lived his life making it look easy.John passed away December 6, 202...

David Pryer 81 of Polk passed away October 27 2025 at UPMC Passavant. He was surrounded by his loving family. Dave was born April 27 1944 in Sugarcreek Township. He was the son of the late Robert and Margaret Connor Pryer. Dave graduated from Franklin High School. Upon graduating from high school he...

Age 69 of Scott Twp. formerly of the West End on SaturdayOctober 18 2025 beloved wife of the latePaulA. Kovach she is preceded indeathby her parents Thomas E. "Tom" Meehan Sr. and Shirley C. Meehan and her brother Thomas E. "Tom" Meehan Jr. Cindy is survivedby her brother James S. Meehan Sr. Gloria ...

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 ...

Lois J. Sipes Gaskell 97 of Natrona Heights PA died on Tuesday September 30 2025 surrounded by her family at Concordia Lutheran Home Cabot PA. She was born on August 12 1928 in Brackenridge PA to the late John and Cora Kamerer Sipes.Lois graduated from HarBrack High School. She was the loving mother...

George Butler was born in 1935 and lived the first two years of his life in the Swampoodle neighborhood of Philadelphia. Then from the late 30s to the mid 20s he lived in his familys home in Mt. Airy. George was a man of boundless curiosity. He loved geology geography physics and perhaps above all e...

Van Blarcom Peter P. November 1 2019. Beloved husband of 61 yrs to Mary Anne nee Prugh. Loving father to Elizabeth Lisa Thomas Butler and the late James P. Van Blarcom. He will also be missed by his grandchildren Emilie Van Blarcom Stuart Butler Kathryn Van Blarcom Peter Butler Walker Butler and Eli...

John M. Jack Poole b.1944 Chairman of shipping and logistics firm John A. Steer Co. was called to his eternal rest on Friday December 18 Son of the late Frank M. Poole and Carolyn Leidy Poole. Brother of Deborah Poole Bracken and the late Ellen Poole Quinn. Jack was married to his beloved Anne Pearc...

Lorraine Cathlene Suter nee Helmick age 77 passed away peacefully at home on the morning of February 27 2021 in Ambler PA after a 6month battle with pancreatic cancer. Lorraine was the beloved wife of Stuart R. Suter. She treasured her family and was a dedicated mother to Ross Suter wife Stacey and ...

Deborah Ann BohnButler was born in Philadelphia to Charles and Joan Weise where she spent her childhood graduating from Mastbuam High School as well as her early adulthood surrounded by family and the city she dearly loved. She often recounted stories of her trips to the shore with her parents and h...

The year was 1956 the date was December 1st and the place was Independence Louisiana. A daughter was born to Charlie and Ella Mae Kennedy. Patricia was the second of three children. On Wednesday December3 2025 Mrs. Patricia Miller received her wings. She bid farewell to her loved ones and entered he...