All Obituaries

Wyoma Rose Kummer, age 90, of Butler, peacefully passed away on Monday morning while residing at Under Our Wing facility. Born June 7, 1929 in Schuyler, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Julia Kuskhan Stastny. Her ministry work brought her the greatest joy as a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, especially in her youth when she was a full time pioneer minister. While living on her family farm, she will be remembered for her baking, especially...

    Clyde L. Maser, age 65, of Butler, peacefully passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, with his family by his side at Sunnyview Nursing Home, following a brief illness. Born June 14, 1954 in Butler, he was the son of the late Herman and Lois Walls Maser. He was a member of The Presbyterian Church of Prospect. Clyde was employed for 26 years at the former Magnetics in East Butler.  After it closed, he was currently working as a laborer at AK Steel Corp in Butler. He...

  Dale Leroy Locke, age 66, of Slippery Rock, peacefully passed away of natural causes in the comfort of his home on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Born April 25, 1953 in Butler, he was the son of the late James and Rose Thompson Locke. He was a mechanic by trade. He is survived by children, grandchildren, siblings, and many nieces and nephews. Cremation services were entrusted to the Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home, Prospect.

  Doris Jean Dague, age 87, of Dick Road, Butler, peacefully passed away at the Good Samaritan Hospice, in Cabot. Born June 15, 1932 in Glover Gap, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Virginia Morris Yost. In her younger years, she enjoyed working as a sales clerk in retail.  She left her last job at the former Kmart in Butler, Pa and joined her husband in his new business, the former Fisher Carpet Store in Butler until the couple closed it. She enjoyed...

Edna Grace Neely Ifft, age 100, of Butler peacefully passed away Thursday morning, August 8, 2019 in her home. Born February 23, 1919 in Prospect, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Elora Leise Neely. She was protestant by faith and a homemaker. She enjoyed her family, gardening, traveling, canning, cooking, and playing cards. She is survived by her children Dolores V. (Jim) MacMaster, Beverly (Joe) Gogolin, and Gloria (Brian Robinson) Ifft all of Butler; her grandchildren...

  Dr. Gordon Thomas Fletcher, age 88, of Prospect died peacefully on August 5, 2019 in the comfort of his home. Born April 2, 1931 in Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, Canada, he was the son of the late Elmer and Florence Ion Fletcher. Following completion of high school, Gordon attended Wheaton College and received his medical degree from the University of Alberta.  He emigrated to Pennsylvania and completed his internship at Butler Memorial Hospital, spending several years as a...

Dr. Frank C. Richardson, PhD., age 91, of the Arbors at St. Barnabas, Gibsonia, PA, formally of Flint, Michigan, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 in UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless Twp, Pittsburgh, PA. Born April 22, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan; he was the son of the late Herbert A. and Mary Finnell Richardson. He was a Fulbright fellow (1950-1951; 1954-1955) with multiple degress from the University of Michigan with included a Bachelor of Science in French (1950), Master of the...

 Jeffrey Anthony LeDonne, Sr, age 59, of Polk passed away Saturday July 27, 2019 at his residence following an illness. Born June 27, 1960 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Herman and Marie Hartman LeDonne. He was Catholic by faith. Due to his illness, he retired early from Medure Development of New Castle, where he was the CEO and in Local 66 Operating Engineers. He enjoyed tinkering with cars, cooking, fishing, hunting, shooting guns, and riding his motorcycle with...

Diane (McKnight) Gladd, age 58, of Butler passed away peacefully Friday, July 19, 2019, following a long battle with cancer, at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot. Born October 20, 1960 in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Mary Jane Spryn McKnight. She was Presbyterian by faith. She was a graduate of Slippery Rock High School and Villa Maria College where she received her LPN nursing degree.  Diane was a long time nurse for the Butler VA Hospital and private duty,...

Theresa “Tracie” Lynn Doerr, age 55, of Portersville, passed away Sunday June 23, 2019 at the Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, with her family by her side, after a brief illness. Born January 18, 1964 in Kennedy Twp., Allegheny County, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Carol Pilch Anderson. Tracie was an avid photographer.  She won a second place ribbon and the People’s Choice award ribbon for her picture of the covered bridge at the 2018 26th annual...