Erkens

Agnes B. Erkens, 96, of Butler died Saturday at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot.

Born June 2, 1910, in Butler, she was a daughter of John P. and Mary H. Stammer Erkens.

She was a 1929 graduate of Butler High School and also attended The Butler Business College. She had worked in the accounting department of the National Weather Bureau in Washington, D.C., from 1932 until her retirement in 1972.

She returned to Butler in 1998 and lived at The Orchard until recently.

She was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church.

She enjoyed crocheting afghans for children.

Surviving are four nieces who were her caregivers, Toni Rieger, Janet Bacho and Dorothy Enright, all of Butler, and Mary Kruppa of Prospect.

Three brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.

<B>ERKENS </B>— Friends of Agnes B. Erkens, who died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, will be received from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Pierre Falkenhan officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Ford City.The Women's Council of St. Peter will recite the rosary at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.