Bauer

Ruth I. Bauer, 95, of Butler died Tuesday at the Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Aug. 16, 1911, in Butler, she was a daughter of Frank and Hattie Black Hutchings.

She had been a sales clerk for many years at the G.C. Murphy department store on Main Street and at several other Butler area stores.

Mrs. Bauer was a member of Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church.

Surviving are a son and his wife, George E. and Velma Bauer of Eustis, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Bernadette) Heard of Renfrew and Bonnie L. Thomas of Meridian; a granddaughter, Mrs. Michael (Vicky) Mazzanti; and three special "adopted" daughters, Margie, Pat and Veronica.

Also surviving are two great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Wallace William "Butch" Bauer, whom she married Feb. 13, 1929, died Dec. 14, 1970. She also was preceded in death by a son, Kenn Bauer, who died Aug. 25, 1998; two infant children; a brother; and two sisters.

<B>BAUER</B> — Friends of Ruth I. Bauer, who died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Timothy Bupp, her church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., Butler, PA 16001; or to Butler County Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew, PA 16053.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.