Shirley Lee Hilderbrand
Shirley Lee Hilderbrand, 67, of 685 Chicora-Fenelton Road, Donegal Township,
died at 11 a.m. Thursday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born in Clarion County, Jan. 21, 1935, she was the daughter of Wilbur
H. and Gladys Elsloger Kiser.
She was a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and was an avid
painter.
Mrs. Hilderbrand owned and operated Shirley’s Suntan & Beauty Salon
on North Monroe Street for more than 30 years and had been the gold medal
dance director for Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Jacksonville, Fla.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Butler
Chapter 45 Order of the Easter Star.
She is survived by her husband, Robert G. Hilderbrand, whom she married
Feb. 2, 1967; a son and daughter, Brent D. and Kelli Jo Hilderbrand, both
of Fenelton; a brother, Gary Kiser of Butler; and three sisters, Beatrice
Hanst of Tempe, Ariz.; Marie Miley of Melbourne, Fla., and Marion Rakovon
of Brookville. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
Two brothers preceded her in death.
HILDERBRAND — Friends of Shirley Lee Hilderbrand, who died Thursday,
Jan. 31, 2002, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North
St. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church,
200 E. North St. The Rev. J. David Panther, church pastor, will officiate.
Burial will be at North Side Cemetery.
Officers and members of Butler Chapter 45 Order of the Eastern Star
will hold a service at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Carl Bruce Eberle
Carl Bruce Eberle, 54, of 245 Elizabeth Ave., Evans City, died of natural
causes at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Medical Center North, Cranberry
Township.
Born in Ellwood City, Dec. 12, 1947, he was the son of Carl E. Eberle
and the late Iva Jean Parsons Eberle.
He was a school bus driver for the Seneca Valley School District and
a salesperson at Home Depot in Cranberry Township.
Mr. Eberle was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and also belonged to the church choir.
He was active in Boy Scouting with Troop 29 and Moraine Trails Council.
Surviving are four sons, Carl Richard Eberle of Lehi, Utah, Ethan Allen
Eberle of Evans City, and Daniel Morgan Eberle and Frank Narient Eberle,
both of Marysville, Calif.; his father of Butler; three sisters, Barbara
Eberle of Evans City, Mrs. Frank (Peg) Cloud of Butler and Mrs. Lance (Martha)
Gardner of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two brothers, William Eberle of Butler and
John Eberle of Connoquenessing. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
A brother preceded him in death.
EBERLE — Friends of Carl Bruce Eberle, who died Wednesday, Jan. 30,
2002, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at THOMPSON-MILLER
FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Richard Hartung
officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.
Memorial donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Moraine
Trails Council, 830 Morton Ave. Extension, Butler, PA 16001; or the American
Cancer Society, Pennsylvania Division, Southwest Region, 320 Bilmar Drive,
Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4620.
John Martin Wilson
John Martin Wilson, 88, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Ford City and Butler,
died Friday at his home.
Born June 25, 1913, in Butler, he was the son of John Martin and Laura
Hunter Wilson.
He had worked as a cost accountant for Eljer Plumbingware, retiring
in 1978.
Mr. Wilson was a member of St. Andrew’s United Presbyterian Church,
where he served on the deacons’ board and as elder emeritus.
He was a past president of the Kiwanis Club of Ford City, past treasurer
of the Butler Men of Retired Age Club and a member of the AARP.
He was a 1931 graduate of Butler High School and a 1933 graduate of
the Butler Business College.
He is survived by a son, John Martin Wilson III, of Akron; two brothers,
Paul H. Wilson, of Northville, N.Y., and Donald M. Wilson of Butler; a
sister, Mrs. Margaret Rhoades of Grove City; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Allene Wible Wilson, who died
Jan. 11, 1999; and a brother, William L. Wilson.
WILSON — Friends of John Martin Wilson, who died Feb. 1, 2002, will
be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL
HOME, 124 E. North St. Service time is incomplete. Entombment will follow
in the Chapel of Devotion Mausoleum in Butler County Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s United Presbyterian
Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., Butler, PA, 16001.
Clarence Earl Wiard
Clarence Earl Wiard, 91, of Waverly, Ohio, formerly of 123 Cupps Road,
Renfrew, died Jan. 23 at Pike Community Hospital in Waverly.
He was a purchasing agent for Lectromelt Corp. in Pittsburgh, retiring
in 1971 after 38 years.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Waverly and a former
member of the Meridian United Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Wiard is survived by a daughter, Joan Taylor of Renfrew; a son,
Donald Wiard of Edmond, Okla.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Schuck Wilson; and a
great-grandson.
WIARD — A memorial service for Clarence Earl Wiard, who died Wednesday
Jan. 23, 2002, was held Jan. 26 at Bristol Village in Waverly. Interment
was at Jefferson Memorial Park, Pittsburgh, Jan. 28.
Gertrude M. McCall
Gertrude M. McCall, 91, of Sarver, formerly of Saxonburg, died Friday
at Fair Winds Manor in Sarver.
Born in Culmerville on March 22, 1910, she was the daughter of Samuel
and Louise Rennick Campbell.
She was a retired registered nurse and had worked at Allegheny Valley
Hospital and Saxony Health Center.
Mrs. McCall enjoyed gardening, reading and sewing.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Glenn (Judy) Bowser, of Sarver.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert N. “Bus” McCall, who
died Sept. 3, 1989; two brothers; and a sister.
MCCALL — Friends of Gertrude M. McCall, who died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002,
will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday
at FOX FUNERAL HOME, Saxonburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home with the Rev. Matthew Fry, pastor of United Presbyterian
Church of Freeport, officiating. Burial will be at Saxonburg Memorial Church
Cemetery.
Angeline E. Madison
Angeline E. Madison, 83, formerly of Zeigler Avenue, died Wednesday
at the Evergreen Nursing Center in Harmony.
Born May 25, 1918, in Butler Township, she was the daughter of Thomas
and Catherine Matuke.
She was a homemaker and a volunteer at the Tanglewood Senior Center,
Butler. She enjoyed playing bingo.
She is survived by a son, Howard G. Madison of Butler; a daughter, Paula
Catherine Madison of Butler; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Graham Robert Madison, who
died July 30, 1969. Also preceding her in death were a sister and five
brothers.
MADISON – Friends of Angeline E. Madison, who died Wednesday, Jan. 30,
2002, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME,
201 E. Cunningham St. Service arrangements are incomplete.
Phillip J. Kuciak Sr.
Phillip J. Kuciak Sr., 91, of Butler died Friday evening at Sunnyview
Home in Butler.
Born Aug. 26, 1910, in Butler, he was the son of Joseph and Mary Chuba
Kuciak.
He had been a glass worker for Franklin Glass for 47 years.
Mr. Kuciak was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church of Butler,
the French and Belgium Club and a former member of the Eagles Lodge of
Butler.
He is survived by a son, Philip (Coke) Kuciak Jr. of Butler; two daughters,
Mrs. Rose Hay of Butler and Mrs. Willis (Katheryn) Schnur of Herman; a
sister, Mrs. Jack (Stella) Warren of Butler; seven grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose M. Wetick Kuciak, who died
Nov. 1, 1987; a son; five brothers, and two sisters.
KUCIAK — Friends of Phillip J. Kuciak Sr., who died Friday, Feb. 1,
2002, will be received from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at MARTIN FUNERAL
HOME, 429 Center Ave. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church of Butler with the Rev. Jack
Nanz, church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery.
Members of the Women’s Council of St. Peter will meet at 9:40 a.m. Monday
at the church to recite the rosary.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Program of the Visiting
Nurses Association.
Gloria J. Haller
Gloria J. Haller, 75, of Butler died at 4 a.m. Saturday at her home.
Born Sept. 24, 1926, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Harry Warren
and Sara Helen Burnett Findley.
She was a member of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, a past president
of the Penn Township Women’s Club and an active member of the Butler Little
Theater and Musical Theater Guild.
Mrs. Haller is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Martin F. (Linda) Hemmes
of Oil City, Mrs. Richard (Janet) McKain, with whom she made her home,
and Lori J. Haller of North Washington; and a son, J. Christian Haller
of San Diego. Calif. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Andrew (Patricia)
Patterson of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Mary Lou Bernette Dennis of Port Washington,
N.Y.; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell W. Haller, whom she
married Sept. 9, 1947, and who died Dec. 9, 1990, and a sister.
HALLER — Friends of Gloria J. Haller, who died Saturday Feb. 2, 2002,
will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday
at YOUNG FUNERAL HOME, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler. Services will be at
11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev.
Richard Leseganich, church pastor, and the Rev. James Dollhopf, pastor
of First English Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be at Northside
Cemetery, Butler.
Edith Earcy Campbell
Edith Earcy Campbell, 94, of Harrisville died at 3:45 p.m. Friday at
Trinity Living Center, Grove City.
Born in Springfield Township, Mercer, County, on Jan. 27, 1908, she
was the daughter of Daniel W. and Vida Earcy McMurdy Ritenour.
A retired housekeeper, she had worked for Grove City College.
Mrs. Campbell was a Protestant and was a member of the Ladies of the
Moose L.O.O.M. of Mercer.
She is survived by a daughter, Kathryn Campbell of Grove City; two sons,
Kenneth Leroy Campbell of Boyers, and Clarence A. Campbell of Sandy Lake;
six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Charles Campbell,
whom she married Nov. 30, 1927, and who died Oct. 2, 1971; a daughter;
a son; three brothers, and two great-granddaughters.
CAMPBELL — Friends of Edith Earcy Campbell, who died Feb. 1, 2002, will
be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME,
306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the
funeral home with the Rev. Jack Patterson officiating. Interment will be
Crestview Memorial Park in Grove City. |