All Obituaries

Laverne M. Kadyk, 90, of Cabot, passed away on January 19, 2019 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries. Born August 11, 1928 in Sturgeon, PA, she was the daughter of William Schumacher and Elizabeth Dams Schumacher. Verne was of the Catholic faith. She was an avid golfer and bowler. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and cooking. She loved her grandkids and great-grandkids. Surviving are her son, Robert (Alyssa) Kadyk of Sarver, her daughter Nancy Kadyk, her sister, Violet Schmick of Easton, MD, 7...

Margaret O. (Montag) Anderson, 97, of Cabot, died peacefully on January 18, 2019. Born December 29, 1921 in Cabot, PA, she was the daughter of Norman Montag and Alma Andree Montag. Marg worked as a Secretary for Allegheny Ludlum in Brackenridge, retiring in 1960. She was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cabot where she was the church organist for many years. She enjoyed sewing, needlework, music, playing the piano and organ, travel and The Joy of Music Tours, where she was a board...

Jean M. Prazenica, 91, of Cabot, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2019 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries. Born December 21, 1927 in Natrona, PA, she was the daughter of Leon Nowicki and Lillian Mrozinski Nowicki. Jean grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Butler High School in 1945. Upon graduation, she worked at Bell Telephone as switchboard operator until she met her husband, Andrew "Jeep" Prazenica and they moved to Fawn Township, where they started a family. Jean was...

Howard H. Morgan, Jr., 90, of Cabot, formerly of Monroeville, passed away on January 16, 2019 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries. Born April 23, 1928 in Youngstown, OH, he was the son of Howard and Agnes Mary Smith Morgan He worked as a Analytical Chemist for US Steel. He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cabot and Oliver High School Men's group. He enjoyed reading God's word, gardening, family history research, singing in Concordia's chorale. Surviving are his son,...

John M. "Mikey" Olczak, 64, of Tarentum, formerly of Saxonburg, passed away on January 12, 2019, due to natural causes. Born June 23, 1954 in Natrona Heights, PA, he was the son of Andrew B. Olczak and Dolores Jean Poston Olczak. Mikey had worked in construction. Surviving are his siblings Anthony (Marian) Olczak, Jr. of Cheswick, Roxann (Thomas) Dumencic of Cabot and George Olczak of Saxonburg, 3 nieces and 4 nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no...

Margaret M. Reuning, 87 of Butler, died Thursday January 10, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 30, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the daughter of Frederick P. Meves and Margaret Schumacher Meves. She was married to George William Reuning, Jr. for 58 years. Marge graduated from Olney High School in January 1948. She served as the Senior Class President and was a member of the Senior Leaders who were students that served as assistants to the Physical Education...

Esther C. Waldron, 89 of Cabot, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries. Born July 16, 1929 in Swissvale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold J. Waldron and Esther M. Waldron. Esther was a graduate of Swissvale High School, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Tech. She was a librarian at Carnegie Library and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Library. She enjoyed reading and sewing. Surviving are her sister in law,...

Daniel Lee Fullerton, Jr., 49, of Freeport passed away on December 23, 2018 as the result of an auto accident. Born October 11, 1969 in Butler, PA, he was the son of Daniel L. Fullerton and Rebecca Simmer Fullerton He worked as a carpenter and worked on cars. He loved gardening, his cats and music. Surviving are his parents Daniel L. and Rebecca (Simmer) Fullerton, Sr. of Sarver, his sons, Matthew Salsgiver (Fullerton) of Freeport and Daniel L. Fullerton, III of Freeport, his grandson,...

Rebecca Ann Lewis Burns Wood, 66, of Sarver, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Sunnyview in Butler, PA. Rebecca (Becky) was born on July 7, 1952, the daughter of the late Carl Lewis and Faletta Clark Lewis of Cabot, PA. Becky’s love of the Lord, her sense of humor and infectious laughter, brought joy to everyone who knew her. She is survived by her husband, Mike Wood, her sons Shawn (Missy) Burns and Chris (Liz) Burns, and their families, her sisters Danna Vernon, Carol Morgain and...

 Harry W. Cooper, 92, of Cabot passed away on  December 17, 2018 at his home.    Born October 12, 1926 in Cabot, PA, he was the son of James  Cooper  and Pearl Shimmel Cooper.   Harry served in the Army Air Corps during WWII as an airplane mechanic.  He worked as a Die Maker for Du-Co Ceramics retiring in 1991 after 32 years.  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sarver.  He enjoyed gardening, growing strawberries, going to...