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Robert Mahaffey Obituary

Robert E. Mahaffey Sr.
Robert E. Mahaffey Sr., 81, of Butler died Sunday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.
He was born Oct. 24, 1931, in Clymer, Pa., and was a son of the late Lyle L. Mahaffey and Mary Luelle (Hibbard) Mahaffey.
He worked as a coal miner and mechanic for 30 years for R&P Coal, Beth Energy and Penn Allegheny Coal, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the VFW, and he had enjoyed fishing and hunting.
A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Ivodene (McEwan) Mahaffey; his children, Carol (Jeff) Johnson of Thurmont, Md., Robert (Barbara) Mahaffey Jr. of Allison Park, Pa., Joyce (Jeff) Blymiller of East Brady, Lois (Ken Jr.) Crispin of Butler; two brothers, Tom Mahaffey of Apollo, Pa., and Leroy Stineman of Indiana, Pa.; nine grandchildren, Grant Johnson, Margaret Johnson, Sean Mahaffey, Robert Ethan Mahaffey, Greg Blymiller, Brian Blymiller, Jennifer Shaw, Natalie Lawrence and Teresa Crispin; and four great-grandchildren, Blake Blymiller, Bella Blymiller, Bowen Shaw and Lacey Lawrence.
MAHAFFEY - Friends of Robert E. Mahaffey Sr., who died Sunday, May 12, 2013, will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral service arrangements are incomplete.
Interment will be in Butler County Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to the VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001.
Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.

Published by Butler Eagle on May 14, 2013.
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Joyce, I am so sorry for your loss. You have my deepest sympathy and are in my thoughts and prayers

Erin Ecklund

May 16, 2013

Joyce, So very sorry for your loss.
thinking of you, Donna and Gary Fend

Fend

May 16, 2013

Joyce. Just heard about your father passing. I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Regis Lewis

May 15, 2013

Joyce,
So sorry to hear about your Father. You have our deepest sympathies.
Ron & Tracy Rieder

May 15, 2013

Bob we are sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts, and prayers.

Tom Becker

May 14, 2013

Joyce, We are sorry to hear of the passing of your Father.
You and your family have our deepest sympathy.

Joyce and Lee Mustello

May 14, 2013

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