Ellison

Brian Jay Ellison, 47, of Butler passed away Saturday at Allegheny General Hospital.

Born March 20, 1970, in Butler, he was a son of Russell J. Ellison and Harriet Shanor Marchitelli.

He was employed for more than 20 years as a quality engineer at JSP International.

Active in the East Butler Baseball Association, Brian was a coach and general field manager, as well as past president of the organization. He also belonged to the Butler City Hunting and Fishing Club, the Moraine Trap Shooting League and the East Butler Fireman's Social Club. In addition, he was a volunteer for CORE — the Center for Organ Recovery and Education.

He is survived by his wife, Maribeth Davis Ellison; his son, Gavin Ellison, at home; two stepsons, Brian Tanner of Greensburg, Pa., and Aaron Tanner of Butler; one stepdaughter, Brittney Meehan and her husband, Josh, of Butler; his mother and stepfather, Harriet and Joseph Marchitelli of Apollo, Pa.; his father, Russell Ellison of Redington, Fla.; two brothers, David Ellison and his wife, Amy, of Butler and Gregory Ellison and his wife, Janet, of Butler; and four grandchildren.

ELLISON — Friends of Brian Jay Ellison, who died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler.The service will follow at 7 p.m. with Pastor Philip Ramstad of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Apollo officiating.The family requests that memorial donations be made to the East Butler Baseball Association, P.O. Box 308, East Butler, PA 16029.For more information, please visit www.martinfh.net