Nicholas “Nick” Dickey
Nicholas “Nick” Dickey, 101, of Butler passed away on Friday at the Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center. He has joined his beloved wife, Ann, the love of his life. They will now be together for eternity.
Nick was born Sept. 11, 1917, in Butler's “Red Row,” and was the son of the late Josef and Paza Dickey.
During his youth with a limited amount of formal education, he left school to help support the family. He worked for Pittsburgh Auto in Butler, and served his country and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Air Corps. He also worked at Deich in Pittsburgh, Pannella in New Castle, and retired from Pullman Standard in Butler in 1985.
He was not a big game hunter, who roamed the plains of Africa, nor was he a famous fighter pilot, who shot down enemy planes, but he was a man who could have easily collected many an accolade for his genuine random acts of kindness. He could not pass a person by who needed a hand. Someone who needed something fixed or fabricated, or needed a ride to an appointment, he was the guy they called.
He was a quiet kind of guy, who would rarely boast or brag about his accomplishments; he just wasn't that type. He was a “shirt off his back” kind of guy.
He gave of himself. He gave of himself to his wife. He gave of himself to his children. He gave of himself to his grandchildren and he gave of himself to his great-grandchildren. He gave of himself to God and he did this through the St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church on Hansen Avenue.
His loved ones who he will join in Paradise are his mother and father, Paza and Josef Dickey; his three brothers and two sisters and their spouses, Mary McKruit (Andy), John Dickey (Catherine), Pauline Ballentine (Michael), Michael Dickey (Nellie), and Joseph Dickey (Dorothy); and his beloved, Ann Dickey.
Those of us he loved and leave behind include his two sons and their spouses, and one daughter, Nicholas Dickey (Gaye), Peter Dickey (Diana), and Joyce Ann Buser; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
May he follow the angels to Paradise.
DICKEY — Friends of Nicholas “Nick” Dickey, who died Friday, May 10, 2019, will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.Parastas services will follow at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Douglas Lorance will officiate.Interment will be in Butler County Memorial Park.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
