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Sarah "Cookie" Oskin

1950 - 2024

Sarah "Cookie" Oskin obituary, 1950-2024, Butler, PA

BORN

1950

DIED

2024

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Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

124 East North St.

Butler, Pennsylvania

Sarah Oskin Obituary

Sarah "Cookie" Oskin, 74, of Butler, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the Embassy of Saxonburg.
She was born on June 23, 1950, in Butler, to Sarah (Edgar) McIntyre and the late William McIntyre.
Sarah graduated from Knoch High School in 1968 and worked as a school bus driver for 22 years. She also took great pride in being a homemaker for her loving family. She was a member of Sisters in Christ for Thorn Creek United Methodist Church and the matriarch of KISTMYWIHA Lodge in Driftwood. Sarah was a master seamstress, loved cooking for her family and friends, shopping, and spending time with her loving family and Labrador retrievers.
Sarah is survived by her mother, Sarah (Edgar) McIntyre; her three sons, Larry (Brandy) Oskin Jr., Stephen (Bikem) Oskin and David (Coleen) Oskin; her eight grandchildren, Allee, Kaelyn, Hunter, Gabrielle, Caleb, Isaac, Izabella and William; her brother, William (Janet) McIntyre Jr.; her sister-in-law, Karen (Howard) Bryan; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her father, Sarah was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Larry E. Oskin, whom she married on March 26, 1970; as well as her sister-in-law, Suzanne Conner.
OSKIN - A memorial service for Sarah "Cookie" Oskin, who died Wednesday, July 31, 2024, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at The Grove at Thorn Creek United Methodist Church, 142 Rockdale Road, Butler, with Pastor Todd Ciarimboli officiating.
Arrangements have been entrusted to THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St.
Sarah's family requests those who are able to kindly donate in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org.
All who knew Sarah are encouraged to share memories and upload photos to her unique remembrance page at www.thompson-miller.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Butler Eagle on Aug. 3, 2024.

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Donna Jahn

August 4, 2024

I enjoyed living next door to Cookie for 30 years. We shared canning recipes. She loved sewing and made my girls dresses. She was a good neighbor.

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The Grove at Thorn Creek United Methodist Church

142 Rockdale Road, Butler, PA

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124 East North St., Butler, PA 16001

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