Bonyak

Dorothy J. Bonyak, 88, of Butler died Thursday at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot.

Born Sept. 11, 1919, in Butler, she was a daughter of John C. and Estella Fair Albert.

She was a 1937 graduate of Butler High School. She was a homemaker and mother and also had volunteered as a "Grey Lady" for the American Red Cross at Butler Memorial Hospital. She greatly enjoyed reading, crocheting and sewing.

Mrs. Bonyak was a member of Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a son, John A. Bonyak of Butler; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Cress and Mrs. Michelle Barr, both of Butler; three sisters, Mrs. Rudy (Ruth) Shuler of Tarentum and Mrs. Paul (Grace) Simitoski and Doris Ashbaugh, both of Butler; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, John R. Bonyak, whom she married Oct. 4, 1939, died June 12, 1994. Six brothers and three sisters also preceded her in death.

<B>BONYAK</B> — Friends of Dorothy J. Bonyak, who died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Merry Meloy, her church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.