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Catherine Marie Olszak Swartzlander
Catherine M. Swartzlander, 92, of Butler, died December 19 surrounded by her
family in Concordia at the Orchard in Butler.
Born Saturday, October 2, 1926, in Kittanning, she was the daughter of the late
Andrew Olszak and the late Pearl (Sobzak) Olszak.
She attended Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington, Pa.
She worked at Bon Ton for 15 years, starting when the store opened in 1981 until
she retired in 1996.
She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Coylesville,
Fenelton, Pa.
She enjoyed her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, baking and
gardening.
She is survived by her son, Theodore A. (Deborah) Swartzlander of Butler; two
daughters, Katherine Harrison (Gerald) of Fenelton and Judy (Russ) Groose of
Naples, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; her brother, John
(Caroline) Olszak; and her sister, Cecilia Edwards of Butler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Swartzlander Sr., who died
Friday, May 10, 1974; her brothers, Frank Olszak and Andrew Olszak; her sisters,
Mary Ann Southworth, Martha Febinger and Gertrude Flecher; and her son, Richard
Swartzlander Jr.
There is no public visitation for Catherine M. Swartzlander, who died Wednesday,
Dec. 19, 2018.
Family and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian burial to be held at 11
a.m. Friday at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Coylesville, Fenelton,
Pa., officiated by Father Ward Stakem.
Interment will be at Saint John the Evangelist Church Cemetery, Fenelton, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Catherine's name to
Concordia at the Orchard.
Arrangements by Steighner Funeral Home, Chicora, Pa.
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