Eleanor Audrey Kienzle
Eleanor Audrey Kienzle, 91, of Butler passed away at 8:32 a.m. Friday at her home.
She was born on May 30, 1922, in Butler to the late Leonard Schlagel and Rosie (Hogg) Schlagel.
Mrs. Kienzle was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church. She was a homemaker.
In her earlier years, she was a secretary for the Butler Credit Bureau, and later she worked for the VNA, retiring on June 8, 1991.
Mrs. Kienzle was a Sunday school teacher for many years at the New Testament Baptist Church. She also enjoyed baby-sitting, visiting shut-ins and visiting people in nursing homes and hospitals.
Mrs. Kienzle is survived by her stepdaughter, Carol Ann Craig and her husband, Thomas, of Butler; her granddaughter, Kelly Giles and her husband, John, of Butler; her grandson, Tom Craig and his wife, Monica, of Grove City; her five great-grandchildren, Grant Craig, Ian Craig, Lance Craig, Zachary Giles and Zoe Giles; her two sisters, Irene Trufley of Slippery Rock and Mary Christie of Petrolia; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Peter James Kienzle, who she married on June 25, 1973, and who passed away on Dec. 29, 1987; and also by her three brothers and her four sisters.
Kienzle — The friends of Eleanor Audrey Kienzle, who passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Steve Fisher of the New Testament Baptist Church officiating. Burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dunbar Community Center, 501 Fairground Hill Road, Butler, PA 16001.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
