All Obituaries

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...

Georgia “Jane” Prady, 86, of Prospect passed away Saturday morning at home in the arms of her daughter and granddaughter after a long battle with Dementia. Born Feb. 06, 1933, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Orr) Davidson. Jane worked in the health care field.  She began her career at Suburban General Hospital and retired from the offices of Dr.’s Moyer and Bell in Sewickley, PA after many years.  In addition to her work...

Frank Burton Cornelius, age 82, of Butler passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2019 at the Butler Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Born May 15, 1937 in Grove City, PA; he was the son of the late Franklin and Ruth Moyer Cornelius. Frank was a US Air Force Veteran who proudly served his country from January 1956 to December 1959. He was a member of The Presbyterian Church of Prospect. After 32 years as a cast operator, he retired from the former Armco Steel Mill in...

Barbara Jean Maines Kopp, age 73, of Evans City, passed away Monday evening at St John’s Specialty Care in Mars, after a long battle with cancer. Born December 2, 1945 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Luella Dixon Maines. She was a homemaker. Her hobbies were reading, crossword puzzles, gardening, sitting by a campfire, but her greatest joy was spending time with her grandkids. Barbara is survived by her children Kristina (James) Shuler of Renfrew, Terry...

Hortensia Rubio Payo Elswick, age 75, of Evans City, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at UPMC Passavant Hospital, North Hills.  Born October 26, 1943 in Pulgar, Spain, she was the daughter of the late Mariano Rubio and Carman Payo. She was a member of St Christopher at the Lake Roman Catholic Church in Prospect. Hortensia retired in 2009 from Nordstrom, where she was the head tailor seamstress. She loved cooking, painting, and traveling. She is survived by her son David...

Marjorie Jean Hilliard Stephenson, age 91, of Portersville, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in the Butler Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. She was born August 8, 1927 to Frank W. and Lucille Wenner Hilliard on a dairy farm in Muddy Creek Twp. She attended the Pleasant Valley one room school, which stood where the Moraine State Park south shore office now stands, and graduated in 1945 from Muddy Creek High School. She married Meade Stephenson on June 16, 1947, and he passed away on...

  Jack David Courtney, age 83, of Prospect, passed away early Tuesday morning at home, May 14, 2019, with his loving family by his side. Born April 17, 1936 in Butler, he was the son of the late George Courtney Jr. and Ruth Martsolf Courtney. He was a proud US Army Veteran, who honorably served our country from 1954 to 1956. Jack had worked as an office machine repairman for the Monroe Calculating Company in Pittsburgh, he was a rural mail carrier for the US Postal Service from 1957...

  Stephen E. Weichey, age 45, of Butler, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 8, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, following an illness. Born July 23, 1973 in Butler, he was the son of the Stanley and Carletta Somerville Weichey. He worked in residential construction for many years. Stephen enjoyed fishing, playing pool, and scrapping. He is survived by his fiancée Jamie Kaiser, mother Carletta Weichey, Step Father Dale Dunn, nephew Richard Dunn, sister Shannon...

  George Emmett Moore, age 62, of Parker, PA, passed away unexpectantly Saturday evening, April 20, 2019, at the Emergency Room in UPMC Northwest Hospital. Born January 22, 1957 in Cambridge, OH; he was the son of the late Emmett and Lillian Moore. He was a truck driver for Dutch Maid out of Willard, OH, and a former dairy farmer in Ohio. He was an avid outdoorsman, where he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping. He is survived by his loving wife Pati Jo Moore, who he married July...

AnnaMae Ziegler, age 81, of Evans City, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 16, 2019, at her residence. Born November 6, 1937 in Clearfield, PA; she was the daughter of the late Willard T. and Luella Dixon Maines. She had previously worked at nursing homes and the former Homestead Restaurant, but most of all she enjoyed staying at home raising her children and spending time with her grandchildren. She liked to plant flowers and enjoyed tending to her flower gardens. She is survived...