Raabe

Mildred E. Raabe, 91, of Newhaven Court at Clearview, formerly of Oakvale Boulevard in Butler, died at 10:05 p.m. Thursday in Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born July 23, 1918, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Milton McCracken and Pearl Kildoo McCracken.

Mrs. Raabe was a member of the Hill United Presbyterian Church in Butler, and she was a homemaker.

Mrs. Raabe is survived by one daughter, Judith and her husband, Gaylon, De Vries, of Fredericksburg, Va.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Judith A. Raabe of Prospect; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel McClymonds of New Castle and Mrs. Gladys Miles of Butler; one brother, Raymond and his wife, Mary, McCracken of New Castle; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Raabe was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Raabe, who passed away July 1, 1999; one son, Richard Raabe; and one brother, Gaylord McCracken.

<B>RAABE</B> — Friends of Mildred E. Raabe, who died Thursday, March 18, 2010, will be received from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler. Services will be held 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with the Rev. Clark Sawyer of Hill United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be private.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Western Region, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 602, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.