Cavalero

Donald Lee “Bones” Cavalero, 88, of Butler, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Butler, on March 22, 1934, he was a son of the late Samuel Cavalero Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Fetterman Cavalero.

He was employed for 35 years as a school teacher at Butler Junior High School.

He was a devoted and faithful member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Bones graduated from Butler High School in 1952, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1956. He was an outstanding basketball player in high school and college. A four-year letterman at IUP, he was inducted into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, and the IUP Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.

He served for many years as an assistant basketball coach at Butler High School. He was also an avid golfer.

He was a past president of the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.

Since 1994, Bones was a dedicated volunteer with Butler Meals on Wheels. He was a proud member of the Pennsylvania Voters Hall of Fame, an acknowledgment of his voting in 50 consecutive years of primary and general elections.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Maxine Freehling Cavalero, whom he married on April 22, 1960; three sons, Jeffrey Cavalero of Butler, Randal Cavalero and his wife, Diane, of Butler, and Stephen Cavalero and his wife, Renae, of Butler; two grandchildren, Shannon Cavalero of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Tanner Cavalero of Butler; two brothers, Gordon Cavalero of Butler, and David Cavalero of Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Samuel Cavalero Jr.; and two sisters, Patricia Schaffer and Chervyl Leonard.

CAVALERO — Friends of Donald Lee “Bones” Cavalero, who died Tuesday, May 31, 2022, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at MARTIN FUNERAL HOME, 429 Center Ave., Butler.

Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., Butler, with the Rev. David M. Phillips, senior pastor, officiating.

Burial will follow in Butler County Memorial Park.

Please visit www.martinfh.net.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.