Clyde L. Croupe
Clyde L. Croupe, 87, of Cabot, formerly of Slippery Rock, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Saturday at the Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia.
He was born on Dec. 31, 1926, in Butler to the late John C. Croupe and Mae Margaret Walker Croupe.
Mr. Croupe was a graduate of Butler High School and Westminster College.
He was a member of the First English Lutheran Church where he enjoyed singing in the church choir for many years. Clyde also sang in the Christmas Cantata at Concordia.
He worked as an internal auditor for Heckett MultiServ, retiring in 1995.
He was a member of the Butler Lodge 272 F&AM, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of New Castle, and Luther's Table.
Mr. Croupe served during World War II with the U.S. Eighth Army including a tour in Occupied Japan.
Mr. Croupe is survived by his wife, Dorothy Klinzing Croupe, who he married on Dec. 27, 1947; his two sons, Clyde Paul Croupe and his wife, Mary, of Silver Spring, Md., and Carl Robert Croupe of Arcadia, Calif.; his daughter, Wendy Anne Naziri and her husband, Hamid, of Arcadia, Calif.; his two grandsons, Christopher Paul Croupe and Cameron Paul Naziri; his two great-grandsons, William Clyde Croupe and Benjamin Paul Croupe; his brother, Dale C. Croupe and his wife, Lois, of Harlansburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Melvin E. Croupe.
Croupe— There will be no public visitation for Clyde L. Croupe, who died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. A notification of the memorial service will be sent later.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the donor's favorite charity or to the Butler Humane Society, 1027 Evans City Road, Renfrew, PA 16053, or to the First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., Butler, PA 16001.Arrangements are by theThompson-Miller Funeral Home, Butler.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
