Madeline Elzina (Maloney) Carbin

Madeline Elzina (Maloney) Carbin, 97, of Butler, died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Newhaven Court at Clearview.

She was born May 8, 1922, in Fenelton, the youngest daughter of six children of William “Bill” F. and Lillian “Lillie” Mae Morrow Maloney.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her five siblings; an infant son, Ronald Lee; and her husband, Bernard Anthony Carbin Sr.

Madeline was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She and Bernard were married June 6, 1945, in Butler. They were married for 65 years.

Madeline was a military spouse and proudly supported her husband, who served his country for 23 years.

She worked at Murphy's and Castle Rubber in Butler, before the military took them around the country. They lived in Salina, Kan., Gulfport, Miss., Shreveport, La., Columbus, Ohio, Little Rock, Ark., Guam, and Rome, N.Y. When her husband retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1964, they settled in Butler.

Madeline most loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed playing many games, including cards, scrabble, bingo and dominoes.

She hosted many family holiday gatherings, family game nights and “Survivor” and Super Bowl parties. She was a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates. She enjoyed shopping with her daughters, planting flowers and watching hummingbirds. She was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler.

Madeline was the loving mother of her four surviving children, Beverly (J. Vincent) Hanratty, Bernard A. (Alice) Carbin Jr., Sharon (Joel) Tipton and Michelle (Jon) McKain, all of Butler.

She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Michael Hanratty, Christine Allison, Alicia Udovich, Ashley DiCriscio, Jason Tipton, Deanna Clemens, Bernard Tipton, Lisa McLay, Danielle Orth and Sean McKain; and 18 great-grandchildren, Sydney and Cameron Hanratty, Nolan, Brody and Becca Allison, Anabella and Maria Udovich, Anna, Emily, Olivia and Natalie McKain, Henry and Ruth Tipton, Evelyn Clemens, Viola and Avery Tipton, and Madeline and Julia DiCriscio.

Madeline's family would like to thank the staff at Newhaven Court for caring for her for the past six years, and also the staff at Amedisys Hospice.

CARBIN — Friends of Madeline Elzina (Maloney) Carbin, who died Saturday, April 18, 2020, will be notified about a memorial celebration of her life when we are again able to gather together.Arrangements were handled by Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at http://act.alz.org/goto/MadelineCarbin.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.