Fern A. Hutchison Campbell
Fern A. Hutchison Campbell, 86, of Eau Claire, formerly a longtime resident of Ridgeville, passed away at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday at her home of natural causes.
Born in Ridgeville, Pa., Aug. 28, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Katherine Christie Hutchison.
On Jan. 29, 1949, she married the late Walter P. “Moose” Campbell, who passed away Feb. 14, 2010. They were married more than 61 years and spent most of those years in the Ridgeville area.
She was a member of the Ridgeville United Methodist Church.
In her early years, she was employed at the U.S. Army National Guard Armory in Butler and Clark’s Candy of Pittsburgh, and she lived and worked at the IOOF Home in Grove City.
Fern enjoyed spending time with her loved ones, shopping and eating out at the drop of a hat and had a love-hate relationship with her feline friend, Kitty.
She is survived by a daughter, Darlene Twentier and her husband, Gary, of Eau Claire; a son, Kent Campbell and his wife, Cathy, of Polk, Pa.; two granddaughters, Christie Twentier and her husband, Nick Longenbach, of Camp Hill, Pa., and Jennifer Stover and her husband, Chad, of Cranberry, Venango County; three great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Karnes, Jack Walter and Luke Longenbach, all three of whom referred to her affectionately as “GG;” and a number of nieces, nephews and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Barrett, and an infant sister, Florence Hutchison.
CAMPBELL — Friends of Fern A. Hutchison Campbell, who passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012, may call from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 S. Main St., Eau Claire. Funeral services will be at 8:15 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Richard Updegraff, United Methodist minister, officiating.The burial will follow at 10 a.m. Friday in the Rosewood Cemetery at Ridgeville.To view or send condolences and to send flowers and sympathy cards, visit www.buzardfuneralhomes.com.
