Stark

Nettie M. Stark, 87, of Sarver passed away Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Hospice with her family by her side.

Born Oct. 28, 1924, in Tarentum, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Myra (Hill) Miller.

Nettie was a 1943 graduate of Freeport High School. She was employed at PPG in Creighton and Stark's Feed Store in Saxonburg, which she and her husband owned and operated. She also was a school bus driver for 26 years for the Bauman Bus Co. and was the co-manager at the Route 38 location. Nettie was a volunteer for the South Central Butler food bank in Middlesex Township and delivered Meals on Wheels for the Freeport location.

She was a life member of the Bullcreek United Presbyterian Church in Tarentum until 1962. Nettie transferred her membership to the Clinton United Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon and an elder. She was a past member of the Jefferson Grange. She also served 13 years at Camp Gilead in Polk City, Fla., for mission work.

She enjoyed sewing, quilting, volunteering and watching her grandson, Scott, race stock car. Nettie dedicated her life to her family and her church.

Surviving are her loving husband, James W. Stark, who she married on Feb. 2, 1946; her daughters, Janet (Alan) Bochek of Cheswick and Cheryl (Joe) Criswell of Sarver; her grandchildren, Scott (Debbie Drapela) Bochek of Cheswick, Shelley (Michael) Whipkey of Butler and Crystal Stark of Hilliards; her great-grandchildren, Seth and Payton Whipkey; her stepgrandson, Jace Criswell of Pittsburgh; her stepgranddaughter, McKenzie Criswell of Lower Burrell; and her siblings, Alice (Emery) Drescher of Saxonburg, Paul (Stella) Miller of Sissonville, W.Va., and Melva (James) Smith of Freeport.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Bruce Stark, who passed away in 2001, and her brother, Walter Miller.

<B>STARK</B> — Friends of Nettie M. Stark, who passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Clinton United Presbyterian Church, Saxonburg, with the Rev. Jason Sinagra officiating.Memorial donations may be made to the Clinton United Presbyterian Church, 197 Glade Mill Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056.Information also is available at www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.