Doretha Ann Logan Kummer
Devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Doretha Ann Logan Kummer, 89, of Meridian passed peacefully into God's arms Monday.
She was born on May 5, 1925, in Butler to the late Howard and Doretha Means Logan.
Doretha worked at Butler High School in the Food Service Department until her retirement in 1990.
She was a member of the Meridian United Presbyterian Church.
Her love for family gatherings was enjoyed by all those who sat at her kitchen table and enjoyed her home-cooked meals. She enjoyed gardening and had beautiful African violets.
Doretha is survived by her three sons, Russell L. Kummer and his wife, Martha, of Butler, Ronald L. Kummer and his wife, Carol, of Lancaster, Ohio, and David H. Kummer and his wife, Penny, of Meridian; her daughter-in-law, Nancy Kummer of Butler; her 10 grandchildren; her 13 great-grandchildren; her three sisters, Norma Jean Vensel and her husband, Howard, of Butler, Margaret Chambers and her husband, Pete, of Karns City and Faye Ellen Martz and her husband, Milton, of Chesapeake, Va.; her sister-in-law, Phyllis Logan of Dillsburg; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry S. Kummer Jr., who she married on Jan. 6, 1943, and who passed away on June 20, 1989; her infant son, Richard Kummer; her son, Dennis Kummer; her two brothers, Benjamin and Harold Logan; and her two sisters, Helen Kastelic and Nancy Dietrich.
The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to Kathy Kummer, RN, and the staff at the Lowrie House for their kind and compassionate care.
Kummer— The friends of Doretha Ann Logan Kummer, who passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, will be received from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave., Butler, with the Rev. Stephen M. Franklin officiating. Burial will take place in the Rose Hill Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to the Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave., Butler, PA 16001.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
