All Obituaries

Colton John Drushel, age 15, of Butler, passed away on Sunday evening, January 22, 2023, from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. Born March 6, 2007 in Butler; he is the son of Neil Raymond Drushel and Paula Ann Strobel Drushel. He was a Sophomore at Slippery Rock Area High School, where he will be remembered for his heart of gold.  He loved family time and looked up to his big brother, always supporting Ethan in his sports.  He enjoyed video gaming, hanging out with...

Rev. Deborah Lynn Crusan, age 67, of Prospect, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Butler Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Born October 21, 1955 in Butler; she was the daughter of the late Robert and Pauline Critchlow  McKinnis. For over 40 years she has served as an ordained Presbyterian minister for many churches in the tri state area.  Currently, she is the Pastor at the West Sunbury Presbyterian Church. Rev. Deb has supported many religious endeavors such...

Roy “Corky” Rodgers Baumann, age 76, of Butler, passed away Friday December 30, 2022 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. Born June 29, 1946 in Allegheny County; he was the son of the late Raymond and Ruth Winzeried Baumann. Roy was a US Marine Veteran who faithfully served his country from 1965 to 1967. He retired as an elevator mechanic, where he had worked many jobs from Pittsburgh to Washington DC. Corky enjoyed his family, grandchildren,...

Mary Jane (Fisher) Sefton, age 90, of Butler; passed away Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022 at Sunnyview Home. Born August 4, 1932 in Butler, she was the daughter of the late George and Katie Fisher. Mary was a homemaker and enjoyed family parties. She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on Unionville Road, Butler. She is survived by her children Thomas (Deborah) Sefton of Butler, Larry (Vicki) Sefton of Portersville; her grandchildren Damien (Heather) Kniess of Saxonburg,...

Anthony “Tony” Michael Cousins, age 30, of Prospect, passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Born January 11, 1992; he is the son of Thomas E. Cousins and Maureen Nau Kolarich. He worked at his family business Cousins Sanitary Service and most recently was a laborer for a local paving company. Tony enjoyed repairing and working on cars.  He was very proud of rebuilding his most recent project his Honda car. He loved boxing, wrestling, and martial...

Robert Oliver Bieber, age 84, of Evans City, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at St. John’s Specialty Care Home in Mars, with his family by his side. Born June 7, 1938 in Lancaster Twp., he was the son of the late Ralph and Beulah Domhoff Bieber. Bob proudly served in the US Army from 1961 to 1963. He was a faithful member of the Mt Nebo Presbyterian Church, where he and Shirley raised their children and he played first base on the Church softball team. Bob...

Paul David Throm, age 70, of Butler; passed away at his residence on Thursday morning, December 15, 2022, following an illness.  He is the husband of Denise Throm, Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway, Butler. Born November 19,1952 in Greensburg, Westmorland County; he was the son of the late George and Helen Eyring Throm. After 50 years, he retired from Nicholas Moving and Storage, where he had worked in sales and estimating.  He also owned and operated the former Butler...

Virginia "Ginny" K. Wagner, age 77, of Prospect, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 in the Butler Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side, following an illness. Born August 26, 1945 in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Wilma Woessner Anderson. She was a member of the Emmanual Lutheran Church of Prospect. She enjoyed working as bookkeeper.  She began her career at Point Drug, moved on to Hallmark at the Betres Group, and retired in 2015...

  Lawrence “Bud” Elmer Sloan, age 94, of Whitestown, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, following an illness. Born February 23, 1928; he was the son of the late Harold and Clara Shiever Sloan. He was a member of the Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church in Whitestown. Bud was a US Army Veteran who honorably served his country from 1950 to 1952. In the early 1990’s, he retired from the former Halstead Mitchell in Zelienople where he was a truck driver, mechanic, and...

Walter I. Vangenewitt, age 77, of Portersville, peacefully passed away at his residence on Thursday, November 24, 2022, with his wife by his side following an illness. Born May 23, 1945, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late William and Evelyn Busch Vangenewitt. He was a hardworking business and handyman for over 50 years. He is survived by his wife Lori A. McIntyre Vangenewitt; his daughters Shannon L. Vangenewitt of Sewickley and Anna Marie Vangenewitt of the North Hills; his...