John H. Morter, 70, of Butler died Tuesday at the home of his sister in Lyndora.

Born June 22, 1936, in Oakland Township, he was a son of Verness and Florence Fair Morter.

Mr. Morter was a veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War.

He was a long distance truck driver for Dr Pepper and Multi-foods in the Houston area of Texas. He worked for more than 20 years and retired in 2001. Prior to his move to Texas, he was a police officer and a deputy sheriff in Barberton and Akron, Ohio.

Surviving are two sisters, Grace J. Sapar, with whom he made his home in Lyndora, and Judy Stewart of Hockessin, Del.; one brother, Richard E. Morter of Cincinnati, Ohio; two daughters, Cindy Pikolus of Hilton Head Island, S.C. and Debby Morter of Cranberry Twp; a son, Sean Morter of Texas, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A young brother preceded him in death.

<B>MORTER</B> — Friends of John H. Morter, who died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, will be received at <B>Geibel Funeral Home, </B>201 E. Cunningham St. in Butler from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday.Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Dennis Bogda, pastor of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora, officiating. Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.