All Obituaries

Gloria Maxine Myers, 88, of Butler, PA, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019, due to complications from dementia.    Born  July 18, 1930, in Butler, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene M. and Nancy R. Scott.    She graduated from Butler High School in 1948.  Following high school, she worked at Offutt’s Department Store in Butler.    On February 26, 1953, she married Thomas A. Myers, and they raised four children in...

Gerald Lee Kopp, age 73, of Evans City, passed away Saturday evening at the Sunnyview Nursing Home, Butler. Born December 24, 1945 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late William and Doris Mickley Kopp. After working til the closing of Pullman Standard, he then retired from the Vic Nor Farms. He belonged to the Harmony Moose Lodge #957 and the Castlewood Rod and Gun Club. He enjoyed hunting and spending time with his grandkids. Gerald is survived by his wife Barbara Maines Kopp, who...

Charles H. Davies, III, age 28, of Prospect, passed away peacefully with his family by his side early Friday morning, February 22, 2019, after fighting a courageous battle with Glioblastoma Brain Cancer. Born February 18, 1991 in Beaver, PA, he is the son of Pamela Grimes Simpson and Charles H.Davies, Jr. He was a 2009 graduate of Slippery Rock Area High School, where he played football and excelled in swimming.  In his younger years he enjoyed playing football at the Prospect Boys...

Michelle Lee Robertson, age 44, of Pittsburgh passed away suddenly on February 13, 2019 at her residence. Born January 9, 1975 in Butler, she is the daughter of Wilbert (Ellen) Wehr of Butler and Jacalyn Plaisted Brison of Connoquenessing. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her children Devin (Steven Christy) Wehr of Renfrew, Pvt. Damon Hoffman, US Army and stationed at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma, Leather Wilson of Grove City; sister Marissa Wehr of Butler; aunts Edith...

Doreen Rose Sarah Lambert Osselborn, age 57, of Butler, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019, surrounded by her loving family, following an illness. Born April 6, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Noe and Gertrude Bergin Lambert. She co-owned, with her husband, Jersey’s Mikes Subs in Wexford, and then moved her career to McDonald’s in Butler, where her illness forced her to retire. During her kids youth sports, she enjoyed being involved in...

Perry Franklin Ray, 88, of Butler, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019, at home surrounded by family.  He was born December 18, 1930, in Nichola, Armstrong County, PA, to the late James Herbert Ray, Sr., and Mary Campbell Lamison Ray.  Perry married Violet McKee on August 24, 1951.  He was a graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School where he received the American Legion Award in 8th grade and was President of his senior class.  He graduated from Clarion State...

George Gilbertsen, age 71, of Butler, passed away early Tuesday morning, January 15, 2019, at his residence. Born April 19, 1947, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Alfred and Viola Walsh Gilbertsen. George was a US Navy Veteran, who proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. He retired as a diesel mechanic from Hindman Transportation in Butler. He loved interaction with kids because he was a kid at heart, and enjoyed coaching little league baseball and All Star baseball...

Charles Ronald Nixon, age 87, of Butler, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Sunnyview Home, Butler. Born November 20, 1931 in Robinson, PA he was the son of the late Estelle Nixon. He retired after 40 years as a crane operator at the former J and L Steel Mill in Hazelwood. Charles was a US Army Veteran where he proudly served his country as a medic. He was an outdoorsman where he enjoyed hunting and shooting guns.  He enjoyed and was competitive at golfing, bowling, and...

  Ethel Pearl Pryor Jones, age 81, of Renfrew, passed away Saturday evening, December 22, 2018, in the ER at Butler Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side. Born April 24, 1937 in Rose Point, Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Everett Boyce and Edna Pearl Rodgers Pryor. She was a member of the Good Shepherd Church in Tionesta. Early on, she was a cook at Eppinger’s Restaurant in Portersville and then a bus monitor for Laidlaw Transit. She enjoyed...

Harold Lee Cross, age 87, of Butler, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 12, 2018 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. Born April 14, 1931 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Samuel Clarence and Sara Anna Conway Cross. He was a member of the First English Lutheran Church in Butler and the former Connoquennessing Odd Fellows Lodge #278. Harold retired from the maintenance department at Slippery Rock University, and had first worked in maintenance at Slippery Rock High...