Willard

Frederick “Fred” W. Willard, 78, of Butler passed away at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

He was born May 29, 1933, in Blawnox to Charles A. Willard and Mary Pauline Ploof Willard, who are deceased.

Willard was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War as a corporal at the Army Chemical Center in Maryland.

He enjoyed his family and reading. Fred was a Hampton School Board member and a security guard for the Butler School District after retirement.

Willard is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Badali Willard, who he married April 11, 1953; two daughters, Kathleen (Don) Harris of Butler and Maureen (Chip) Keen of Fort Collins, Col.; two sons, Frederick L. (Maryjean) Willard of Miles City, Mont., and David W. (Linda) Willard of Shaler; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret Gemas; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank Willard and Charles Willard.

<B>WILLARD</B> — Friends of Frederick “Fred” W. Willard, who passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011, will be received at the <B>THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church. Entombment will take place in the Butler County Memorial Park.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, P. O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.