Gloninger

The Rev. Hugh M. Gloninger, 77, died Nov. 22.

He was born Dec. 31, 1929, in Pittsburgh, to John R. and Catherine McMullen Gloninger.

The Rev. Gloninger was ordained May 25, 1956, and served as secretary to Bishop Vincent Leonard from 1969 to 1971, during which time he served as the diocesan vocation director. He was pastor of St. Sylvester Church from 1971 to 1989, and was the pastor of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler from 1989 until his retirement in 2001.

Father Gloninger also served as a diocesan tribunal judge, the dean of the South Hills Deanery and the dean of the Butler Deanery.

He is survived by two sisters, Anne G. McAuley and Mary "Mimi" G. Fluery, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Lt. John L. Gloninger, James Ledlie Gloninger and David Gloninger.

<B>GLONINGER</B> — A memorial Mass for the Rev. Hugh M. Gloninger, who died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, will be celebrated at noon Saturday at the St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., with Bishop David Zubik officiating.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Martin Funeral Home</B>, and information also is available at www.martinfh.net.