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Helen McDeavitt Obituary
Helen B. McDeavitt, 82, of Butler passed away at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit.
She was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Butler County, the daughter of the late Bert W. Snyder and the late Ethel (McCandless) Snyder.
Helen graduated from Butler High School in 1945 and from Slippery Rock University in 1948.
She was a retired teacher, having taught in Butler area schools for 32 years.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Butler and the Pennsylvania Retired Teachers Association.
Surviving are her husband, Earl McDeavitt, who she married June 4, 1948; a daughter, Deborah (Dennis) Groves of Lexington, Ky.; a son, Ronald (Pamela) McDeavitt of Harrisburg; six grandchildren, Christopher (BreAnna) Groves, Ashley Groves, Jonathan Groves, Andrew, Matthew and Gregory McDeavitt; and a sister, Ruth A. Sutton of Naples, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Garnet Snyder, and her brother, Carl Snyder.
MCDEAVITT - Friends of Helen B. McDeavitt, who died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with her pastor, the Rev. David Maitland, officiating. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Butler.
Contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023.
For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.
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Paul & Sue Hartzell
April 23, 2010
We got to know Helen while she was looking after her brother Carl. We certainly appreciated that she kept us informed about his health. We could tell how caring a person she was in talking to her. A beautiful woman has left us, but Heaven is better for her being there.
April 17, 2010
Dear Earl and Family,
We are so sorry to learn of the passing of Helen. She was always so full of life and enthusiasm that it is hard to imagine she is no longer with you. Our sympathy and prayers are with you now and in the difficult days to come.
Sincerely,
Violet and Carol Miller
April 15, 2010
Dear Earl and family,
May GOD bless you all during this difficult time. Helen was such a very nice person, she will be missed by all who knew her.
Sincerely, Roy and Donna Steinheiser
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