All Obituaries

Norma Jean Kudamik, age 76, of Evans City passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Butler Memorial Hospital, following an illness. Born February 19, 1942 in Lockport, NY she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Gagen Weiland. She was catholic by faith, and enjoyed teaching Sunday School at both St Wendelin Catholic Church and St Christopher at the Lake Roman Catholic Church. She lived for her children and grandchildren and loved family time and her pets.  She was a...

Lois Eleanor Stephenson, age 90, of Butler, passed away Wednesday morning, August 22, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospice of Concordia in Cabot. Born January 24, 1928 in Connoquenessing Township, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Mabelle C. Stewart Frishkorn. She was a member of the Mt Chestnut Presbyterian Church, Butler. Lois retired from the Slippery Rock Area School District where she worked as the Food Service Director.  After retirement Lois enjoyed working at the...

  David Alexander Brown, Jr, age 69, of Renfrew passed away late Tuesday evening, July 24, 2018 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. Born August 19, 1948 in Kittanning, he was the son of the late David Alexander Brown, Sr and Isabelle Irene Schall Brown. He was a member of the St John’s Lutheran Old Stone Church, Harmony, and also enjoyed attending the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Prospect. After forty plus years, he retired as a machinist from Industrial Machine, Inc. in...

Norma Jean Oesterling,  age 89, of Prospect, went home to be with her Savior on Friday Morning, July 6, 2018 at the Sunnyview Home, Butler. Born September 3, 1928 in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Edward M. and Nora E. (O’Neal) Dietz.  She was a homemaker who enjoyed baking pies for her family and much of the Prospect community.  She was a former president of the Prospect Women’s Community Club, and a past member of the Prospect...

Ida Mae Sechan, age 90, of Portersville, PA and Fort Lauderdale, FL, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at her residence with her family by her side. Born January 10, 1928 in Erie, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Angerett Notaro. She was a member of St Christopher At The Lake Roman Catholic Church in Prospect. Along with her husband, she owned and operated Robert Sechan Trucking, Sechan Limestone Industries, Lake Arthur Estates, and Beau-Chuck Contracting, Inc....

Joseph Andrew Jesteadt, age 90, of Prospect, passed away early Saturday morning, June 23, 2018, at his residence. Born August 24, 1927 in West View, Allegheny County, he was the son of the late Joseph Killian and Edith Antonet Burger Jesteadt. He was a member of the St Christopher At The Lake Catholic Church, where he served as an usher. He was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed playing in the dirt and riding on tractors. Joe was a former member of the Butler Farmer’s Market, where his...

Robert O. “Murph” Murphy, Jr, age 67, of Butler, passed away Tuesday evening, June 19, 2018, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh with his family by his side. Born April 22, 1951 in Butler, he was the son of the late Robert O. and Lucille B. Pranulis Murphy, Sr. He was a faithful member of the Mt Zion Baptist Church in Prospect, where he was a former financial secretary, former Deacon and Trustee.  He taught Sunday School and Awanas.  He worked the sound system...

Samuel Alvin Barr, Sr., age 79, of Butler, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born November 14, 1938 in Cumberland, PA in Greene County, he was the son of the late Samuel Shields and Alma Emma Griffith Barr. He was a tire repair man at local truck stops. He was an US Army Veteran who proudly served our country from October 1961 to October 1964. The family is having a pot luck dinner and memorial celebration of life service on Saturday, July 14, 2018, 4pm at...

William Paul Schramm, age 67, of Butler passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018 at his residence following an illness. Born May 20, 1951 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Paul Milton and Wanda Elizabeth McQuiston Schramm. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandson Aden. He liked to go on his boat fishing at Moraine State Park. He enjoyed working on and repairing cars, watching NASCAR, and watching football. Bill was a retired truck driver. He is survived by...

  Pauline Anderson Gilliland Golla, age 77, of Prospect, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice, Butler. Born May 27, 1941 in Euclid, she was the daughter of the late Carl Thomas and Thelma Loretta Thompson Anderson. She attended the Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church. Pauline enjoyed cooking, baking, cleaning house, and re-arranging to make things look pretty. She enjoyed her every Friday night get togethers with her family, making special memories...