Muriel J. Caproni, 83, of Harmony died Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born July 6, 1923, in Northampton, Mass., she was the daughter of William E. and Florence Smith Holt.

Mrs. Caproni had worked at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Mass., during World War II. She also had worked at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.

She was a member of Grace Church of Harmony.

She enjoyed gardening and growing African violets.

Surviving are a son, John F. Caproni Jr. and his wife, Connie, of Portersville; two daughters, Patricia Zedo and her husband, David, of Ovedo, Fla., and Linda S. Lutz and her husband, Dave, of Harmony; and three grandchildren, Kelle Dalesandro, David Lutz Jr. and Corey Zedo.

She also is survived by two sisters-in-law, Emma C. Reynolds of Butler and Evelyn Holt of East Bridgewater, Mass.; and many nieces and nephews.

Her husband, John F. Caproni Sr., whom she married Nov. 28, 1946, died in 1977. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and William Holt.

<B>CAPRONI </B>— Friends of Muriel J. Caproni, who died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Peter Everett, her church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the St. Gregory Cemetery, Zelienople.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.