All Obituaries

Martha June Kammerdeiner, 81 of Mars, formerly of Sarver passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at the St. John's Specialty Care Center. Born June 13, 1936 in Sligo, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Amos Kammerdeiner and Nellie Grace Kammerdeiner. Martha was a 1954 graduate of Freeport High School. Martha worked various jobs, but she most enjoyed cooking. She was a member of Christian Community Church in Gibsonia. Martha enjoyed cooking, crocheting,...

Walter C. Johnson, 68 of Butler passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Butler Memorial Hospital. Born May 26, 1949 in Butler, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph E. Johnson and Helen I. Noble Johnson. Walt was a 1967 graduate of Knoch High School and a 1971 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in accounting. He retired from Armstrong Group of Companies as an accountant after 40 years. In his retirement, he enjoyed his Tuesday golf game with cousin...

Donna Harbison Bachman, 63, of Butler passed away on May 8, 2018 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born August 12, 1954 in Butler, she was the daughter of Raymond W. Harbison and Betty Callen Harbison. Donna had worked as a extruder for Associated Ceramics retiring in 2017 after 43 years of service. Donna was a 1972 graduate of Knoch High School. As a teenager, Donna enjoyed saddlebred horses and was a member of the Butler Trojanettes, twirling batons. She...

William C. "Mick" McCormick, Jr.,75, of Penn Township passed away peacefully on May 2nd at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot. He never let his Parkinson’s Disease define him and now he is running free. He graduated from North Catholic in Pittsburgh and received his degree in accounting from Duquesne University. He was Director of Data Processing for Butler County, he worked in the IT department at the Central Blood Bank and he was a project manager for Hewlett...

Pamela I. Stewart, 60, of Worthington passed away on May 1, 2018 at the Butler Memorial Hospital. Born April 4, 1958 in Butler, PA, she was the daughter of Chambers Johns and LaVera Blank Johns . She worked at Armstrong Cable for the past 31 years. Pam was a devoted and loving, wife, mother and grandmother. She loved holidays and family get-togethers. Any chance to spend time with her family was important to her. She enjoyed shopping, taking trips with her friends and...

Milo C. Maurhoff, 85, of Sarver passed away on April 30, 2018 at the Butler Memorial Hospital. Born October 26, 1932 in Sarver, PA, he was the son of Edward Maurhoff and Margaret C. Riemer Maurhoff . Milo worked as a Tool and die maker for Saxonburg Ceramics, retiring in 1997. He enjoyed golfing and spending time outdoors. Surviving are his wife, Grace (Mitchell) Maurhoff, whom he married November 16, 1963, and 1 sister, Della Sarver of Montana. He is...

Wilbert Louis Rieseck, or "Riecks" to his friends, passed Tuesday night, April 17, 2018.  He was born Sept. 10, 1921, on the North Side.  He lived next door to his cousins, Chuck and Stella Zoller, growing up on East Street.  He graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology, class of 1942, as a principal engineer on the accelerated engineering program, so that he could serve in World War II. He served as a lieutenant in the Army Engineer Corps from 1942...

James D. Buss, 61, of Saxonburg passed away on April 18, 2018 at his home. Born August 20, 1956 , he was the son of Robert H. Buss and Eleanor D. Galbraith Buss. Jim had worked as a carpenter and an arborist. He enjoyed music, loved to play the guitar, painting, and enjoyed the simple beauties in life. Surviving are two sons, James Buss, Jr. of Natrona Heights and Matthew Buss of Natrona, 2 brothers, Robert Buss of Leechburg and David Buss of Cabot and 2...

Arthur Sagi 71 , of Saxonburg PA died at his home on Tuesday March 27, 2018. He was born May 18, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of Arthur and Evelyn Sagi and step-son of Edmund Sagi. Art (better known as Poppy) worked for Bessemer Railroad for many year at the Homestead Works Plant. He also drove truck for various companies until his retirement in 2012. Art served as a Marine during the Vietnam War he was a sharpshooter and artillery specialist 1966-1968. He was a...

Thomas William Patterson, 85, of Cabot, went home to be with the Lord on March 22, 2018. Loved and esteemed for his joyful spirit, kind heart, and for being a gentleman, Tom was born February 23, 1933, the son of the late Howard and Hazel Kennedy Patterson. Tom was a 1951 graduate of Butler High School and a 1960 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. He worked at Armco Steel, Butler Works, for 41 years, retiring as traffic manager in 1993. There, he developed an enthusiasm for...