Cypher

Ninety-two-year-old, Evelyn Marie Oesterling Cypher has gone to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at 7:01 p.m. from Concordia Lutheran Ministries at The Orchard.

The visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the funeral home with Pastor Robert Cypher officiating.

Interment will follow at the Old Brownsdale Cemetery, 119 Brownsdale Road, Butler.

Evie was born Dec. 15, 1931, in Valencia, Butler County, to Leland William and Marcella Grabe Oesterling. She was married on June 29, 1951, to Wayne Russell Cypher of Butler, with whom she celebrated almost 70 years of marriage.

Being the fifth child of a wonderfully large family, she played violin and piano in the Oesterling Family Orchestra and sang with her sisters for many special events. Following graduation from Mars Area High School, she soon married and moved to Butler with “Waynie” and they were blessed with three sons. She attended Slippery Rock University and obtained her teaching degree and taught at Center Avenue, Summit Township, and Center Township elementary schools. After retiring from the Butler Area School District, she taught at St. Luke’s Lutheran School and was most known for her creative writing classes in “Miss Evie’s Attic.” She enjoyed baking, embroidery, sewing and making cozy throws for family members.

When she was a child, the Oesterling family attended services in Middlesex but eventually went to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Butler, where she and Wayne were married. After many years, Wayne and Evie attended St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Hannahstown. For 50 years, they were faithful members of the Butler County Camp Gideons International.

Evie was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne R. Cypher and resided in Concordia at The Orchard in Butler for the past eight years. She leaves their sons and daughters-in-love, Robert and Georgina of Virginia, Wesley and Deanna of Pennsylvania and Russell and Mary of Georgia. She was proud of their 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She is survived by two sisters, Kay Kuhn and Karen Mulligan; and two brothers, Charles “Chuck” Oesterling and Ronald “Ron” Oesterling; as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.

The Cypher family extend our deepest gratitude and thanks to the staff of Concordia at The Orchard, who professionally and lovingly cared for our parents. Special thanks to Kim Ritenour, who was especially kind and caring. Thank you to the staff at Good Samaritan Hospice for their gracious help during this time.

CYPHER — Visitation for Evelyn Marie Oesterling Cypher, who died Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St., Butler. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the funeral home with Pastor Robert Cypher officiating.

Interment will follow at the Old Brownsdale Cemetery, 119 Brownsdale Road, Butler.

Donations may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214, https://gideons.org.

All who knew Evelyn are encouraged to share memories and upload photos to her unique remembrance page at www.thompson-miller.com.

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