Kort

Margaret D. Kort, 77, of Butler, formerly of Prospect, died Saturday in Butler after an illness.

Born Dec. 17, 1928, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Willis R. and Anna Nalnaz Jackson.

She was a Lutheran.

Mrs. Kort retired from Sears department store in Butler.

She was an avid sports fan.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Regina Rihn of Butler and Mrs. Margaret Kratofil of Burton, Ohio; two sons, Regis Kort of Fombell and Willis Kort of Butler; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She also is survived by a sister, Anna Herr of Wampum; and her caretaker, Linda Meinert of West Sunbury.

Her husband, Regis Kort, whom she married Nov. 5, 1951, died March 14, 1987. Three brothers and a sister also preceded her in death.

<B>KORT </B>— Friends of Margaret D. Kort, who died Saturday,Oct. 7, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Jay Bryan Funeral Home</B>, 443 Main St., Prospect. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. John Neyman, pastor of the SonRise Community Church, officiating. Burial will be at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.In lieu of flowers, donations may be to Meals on Wheels, 218 E. Jefferson St., Butler, PA, 16001.