Catherine E. Lavery
Catherine E. Lavery, 85, of Butler went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday.
Born Aug. 14, 1931, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Mary (Hardesty) Bowser.
She was a kind soul who thought about others before herself. She was thought of as Grandma to many throughout Butler. Catherine loved her Community Alliance Church family. She had been a foster mother for many years.
Surviving are her husband, George E. Lavery Sr., who she married June 19, 1954; her children, George “Eddie” (Melanie) Lavery Jr. of Philipsburg, Pa., Rose Marie (Greg) Craig of Butler, Paul T. Lavery of Butler, Joseph L. Lavery of Butler, Ricky D. Lavery of Arnold, Pa., and Donald C. Lavery of Butler; her grandchildren, Nathan E. (Dori) Lavery, Jason D. Lavery, Tyler (Sarah Gorley) Vanvelzor, Caleb C. Craig, Joshua D. Craig, Chad (Nicole) Lavery, Shannon Whitehair, Brittany (Brant) Hackbarth, TJ Lavery, Olivia Lavery and Izabellha Lonzo; her great-grandchildren, Martin, Andrea, Miles, Carter, Ashton, Braydon, Monica, Janelle, Ella, Ryan and Karrera; her two sisters, Erma Perry of Butler and Marie Scott of Clintonville; and several nieces and nephews.
She also loved all her foster children as her own, Shane, Connie, Marty, Michael, Joey and James.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and two brothers.
LAVERY — Friends of Catherine E. Lavery, who died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler.Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Jim Ammerman officiating. Interment will be at the West Sunbury Union Cemetery.For more information, visit www.youngfuneralhomes.com.
