Butler High School Alumni Obituaries

Patricia G. Patsy Osche 87 of Butler passed away Monday Dec. 29 2025 at the Under Our Wing apartments in Butler. Born in Herman on May 16 1938 Patsy was a daughter of the late Clarence Osche and Oliva Schnur Osche. A 1956 graduate of Butler High School Patsy worked for many years as a server at the ...

Jacqueline Long Sawa 93 of Glenshaw Pa. formerly of Butler passed away peacefully on Saturday Dec. 6 2025 in Glenshaw. Born Mary Jacqueline Long on May 12 1932 in Pittsburgh to Earl Louis Long and Anna Mary Klein Long Jacquelines life was one of devotion to family service to the community and love. ...

George Samuel Frost 88 of Butler passed away peacefully following health complications on Tuesday Dec. 2 2025 at Allegheny General Hospital. In 1959 George graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education from Xavier University of Louisiana where he met his beloved wife the late...

Wellknown Butler businessman James Campbell Jim Chiprean Sr. 92 of Butler passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday Dec. 9 2025 at the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center. Born in Butler on July 20 1933 he was a son of the late John J. Chiprean and Anna Elizabeth De...

Carol Ann Slotterback Hepler 90 passed away Sunday December 28 2025 at Souderton Mennonite Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband Lamar Robert Hepler on April 4 2023. They were married for almost 68 years at the time of his passing and were former residents of Telford PA for almost 60 years...

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...

Philip Charles Ball a beloved husband father grandfather and friend passed away peacefully. Born on February 28 1933 in Butler PA he was the son of the late Phillip Celestine and Mary Grace Sweeny Ball. Philip was the third of four children cherished by his siblings Mary Louise Piroch Evelyn Mae Bal...

Jo Ann Wilson, 91 of Butler, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 26, 2025 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Friday, August 1, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Funeral services will follow on Friday at 2:00 ...

Martin “Marty” Ghere, 67, of Butler, Missouri, passed away on August 16, 2025, at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Home in Belton, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Friday, August 22, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Private burial will take place in Fairv...

Robert “Bob” Lee Schnoebelen, 87 of Butler, Missouri passed away October 28, 2025 at Medicalodges of Butler. A visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Friday, November 7, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Memorial services will follow at 2:00 pm Friday, November 7th, al...

Wilma Jean (Thompson) VanHorn, age 83, a beloved mother and grandmother passed away December 5, 2025 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, leaving a void her family cannot fill. A visitation will be held from 10:30 am to 11:30 am Friday, December 12, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, ...

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...

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...

Naomi Meckley 88 of Natrona Heights passed away peacefully on Friday July 23 2021 in the Concordia Lutheran Ministries Cabot with her family by her side. She was born January 29 1933 in Monroe Twp. Clarion County to the late Barrett and Rose Henry Pugh and has lived in Natrona Heights area since 196...

Charles H. Klauger 87 of Germanville Road Ashland passed away Saturday December 6 2025 with family by his side at his residence. Born in Lavelle February 25 1938 he was the son of the late Harry and Esther Knock Klauger. He attended the former Butler Township High School Fountain Springs and later s...

Freddy Thomas Pharris, age 73, passed away peacefully at his residence in Little Bend, Kentucky, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Born on Thursday, February 21, 1952, in Grayson County, Kentucky, Freddy's life was a testament to the enduring spirit of love, laughter, and dedication to family.Freddy w...

Sylvia May Kerr Hinchberger 97 of Butler passed away Tuesday April 22 2025 while residing at Concordia in Cabot. Sylvia was a member of All Saints Parish St. Paul Roman Catholic Church was a 1946 graduate of Butler High School and had attended evening classes at Butler Community College. She had bee...

Joyce Ann Thomas Ervin was born August 29, 1954 in Jacksonville, Florida, a daughter of Willie Thomas, Sr. and Ophelia Smith Thomas. She was educated in the public schools of Darlington County, South Carolina and graduated from Butler High School in 1972.Joyce was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Churc...

Lee Anna Goins-Scipio was born October 13, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of Barney Goins and Rosa Lee Pearson Goins. She was educated in the public schools of Darlington County and graduated from Butler High School in 1974. Lee Anna was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church w...

We gather in loving remembrance of Joseph Bright III, affectionately known as “Buddy,” a man of quiet nobility, gentle humor, and steady faith. Born on January 31, 1950, in Hartsville, South Carolina, to the late Joseph Bright Jr. and Fannie Mae Virgil Bright, Buddy was shaped early by strong family...

Pastor William Rogers, Sr. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” —II Corinthians 5:7Pastor William Rogers, Sr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and faithful servant of God, transitioned peacefully from this life to his heavenly home on November 5, 2025, surrounded by his l...

Lurlean V ictoria Bess Mack was born on April 25, 1927, by a mid-wife in a large wooden house, in the rural area of Darlington County, South Carolina, at Lee’s Cross Road. She was 98 years young and on November 28, 2025, God decided that it was time for His daughter to come home. She was the daughte...

William Alexander “Bill” Graves, 91, of Meridianville, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, in Huntsville. He was a 1953 graduate of Butler High School and a longtime member of...

David M. Dayton 87 of Grove City went home to be with the Lord on Monday December 22 2025. He was born October 28 1938 to Albert and Thelma Dayton in Port Huron Michigan. He was the oldest of four children. Before his senior year in high school the Dayton family moved to Butler PA. Dave graduated fr...

Alston Barrett Rhodes Sr. age 78 passed away on December 11 2025. Born on October 30 1947 in Montgomery Alabama Barry lived a full life defined by hard work devotion to family and a deep love for the water. Barry graduated from Butler High School in Butler Alabama where he proudly played football. H...

Lawrence Eugene Larry Dorenkamp 79 of Butler passed away Monday Dec 1 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Born March 1 1946 in Butler he was a son of the late Clarence P. Dorenkamp and Virginia Davis Dorenkamp. A 1965 graduate of Butler High School Larry dedicated his life to public service. He se...

Velma June Merry Palin 81 Passed away on December 5 2025 in Lynnwood Washington. Velma was born on September 26 1944 in Seattle Washington. She was the daughter of Curtis and Bonnie June Merry. They moved to Dell Rapids SD in 1946 where her family grew to include two brothers. In 1954 they returned ...