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Sarajane 'Sally' Berry

Sarajane "Sally" Mills Berry, 80, of Cowansville R.D. 1, Washington Township, Armstrong County, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at her home.

Born in Canton, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1924, she was the daughter of Carl and Sara Jane Cousley Vogtsberger.

She owned and operated a mobile home park, and for more than 40 years, she also owned and operated restaurants and lounges.

She was the first female crossing guard in Allegheny County and the first female manager of Rose Drive-In Theater in Pittsburgh. She also was a poodle breeder and a bus driver for the South Butler School District.

Mrs. Berry was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church. She was an active den mother for the Boy Scouts for years, was the first female den mother for Webelos and received an Eagle Scout pin.

She enjoyed crafts, traveling/vacationing, decorating, cooking, rug making and her home in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Surviving are her husband, Robert W. Berry, Sr.; five sons, Stan, Ed and Pat Mills, all of Butler, Jock Mills of Wattersonville and Robert W. Fay-Berry of Dubuque, Iowa; a daughter, Sarajane Mills Elder of Butler; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She also is survived by a sister, Marie Pane of Saxonburg, two half-brothers and two half-sisters, William, Richard and Carla Vogtsberger and Virginia Rupert, all of Pittsburgh; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by an infant son; a half-brother, Carl Vogtsberger, and a grandson, Christopher.

BERRY - Friends of Sarajane "Sally" Mills Berry, who died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Timothy Manwell officiating. Burial will be at Mount Royal Cemetery, Allegheny County.Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205; or to the Boy Scouts of America, Moraine Trials Council, 830 Morton Ave., Butler, PA 16001.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.

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