Kenneth M. McElroy

McELROY, KENNETH M., 60, of Butler, PA, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born in Louisville, KY, on June 2, 1948, he was the son of the late C.C. and Kay Hall McElroy. Ken was an accomplished woodworker, a proficient story teller and joke aficionado. He enjoyed fishing and spending time at Lake Arrowhead in Wisconsin. He was also a "Master Barbecuer." Ken graduated from Clarksville High School, and he attended Indiana State University. He started his newspaper career at Thomson Newspaper Corporation, where he was employed for 30 years. Working at the New Albany Tribune in Indiana, he then went on to a stellar career that included positions as Director of Advertising, Corporate Consultant, Corporate Trainer and Vice President of National Advertising for Thomson. After leaving Thomson, he served for six years as Director of Advertising at the Kenosha News in Kenosha, WI. On April 9, 2007, he became Director of Advertising at the Butler Eagle. He was a proud member of the Kentucky Colonels. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Uhl McElroy, to whom he was married for 38 years; two sisters, Sharon McElroy of Borden, IN; Mrs. Carolyn Heishman and her husband, Dave of Georgetown, IN; three nieces, Mrs. Christi Steller and her husband, Rob of Louisville, KY, Leah Armfield of New Albany, IN, Mrs. Christy Love and her husband, Jeff of Indianapolis, IN; one nephew, Brian Newton and his wife, Sarah of Indianapolis, IN; and three grandnephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. on Monday at St. Michael R.C. Church, Bradford, IN with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Friends will be received 1-6 p.m. on Sunday at Generations Funeral Home, 3309 Ballard Lane, New Albany, IN. The family requests donations to the American Heart Association.