Vera Skinder, 83, formerly of McDonald, Pa., and of Beacon Road, died at 9 p.m. Friday at the Lowrie House.

Born May 24, 1922, in McDonald, she was the daughter of Theodore and Lydia Pierrard Legros.

She was a Presbyterian and a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Melvin (Cheryl) Semenko and Mrs. Robert (Terri) Singer, both of Butler; four grandchildren; a great grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She married George E. Skinder, who died Sept. 30, 1998.

She was preceded in death by a sister and a half-sister.

SKINDER - Friends of Vera Skinder, who died Friday, July 22, 2005, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St.Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. John W. Porter of Hill United Presbyterian Church officiating.Burial will be in North Side Cemetery.Memorials may be made to Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, N.Y. 10018.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.