Monica Ramsbottom, 74, of Butler died Wednesday morning at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

Born March 27, 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Basista) Ritz.

Monica graduated from Struthers High School in Struthers, Ohio in 1956. She was a homemaker, an avid bingo player and had been a huge supporter of the Butler County Humane Society, as she had loved animals.

Surviving are her two daughters, Linda Ramsbottom and Kim (Jon) McPheron, both of Butler; her close friends and neighbors, Ray and Gloria Covert; and numerous family members in the Youngstown, Ohio, area.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry D. Ramsbottom, who she married Jan. 10, 1959, and who died June 12, 2000.

<B>RAMSBOTTOM</B> — Friends of Monica Ramsbottom, who died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, will be received at <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Interment will be Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio, at Lake Park Cemetery Association.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.