John V. Webber, 50, died unexpectedly April 9 in Seattle, Wash.

John was born Jan. 17, 1961, to the late Lewis J. and Mary Helen Webber at Butler Memorial Hospital.

He was a member of the St. Paul Parish, Boy Scout Troop 6 and the Butler High School varsity football team.

He graduated from Butler High School in 1979 and the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School in Easton, Md., in 1985, receiving training as a marine engineer.

John was a member of the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association and active in his local chapter. He recently retired as a chief engineer.

He is survived by three sisters, Mary Webber Weston of Lemoyne, Pa., Pat Althardt of Brunswick, Md., and Helen Moloney of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; four brothers, Jim of Morgantown, W.Va., David of Columbia, Mo., Tom of Winchester, Va., and Paul of Seattle, Wash.; and 12 nieces and nephews.

<B>WEBBER</B> — A memorial service for John V. Webber, who died Saturday, April 9, 2011, will be June 25 at the Merchant Marine Memorial Garden in Easton, Md.Remembrances may be left at Legacy http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/JohnVWebber/Homepage.aspx