Betty E. Fend, 86, of Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of East Metzger Avenue, died at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday at Sunnyview.

Born July 6, 1922, in Clearfield County, she was the daughter of the late James Browne and the late Edith Hutchinson Browne.

Mrs. Fend was a homemaker.

She was a member of Hill United Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Fend is survived by one daughter and her husband, Beverly D. and Roy Oesterling of Butler; one granddaughter and her husband, Pamela and Dirk Eckert of West Sunbury; one grandson, David K. Peters Jr. of Butler; two great-granddaughters, Makenzie Peters and Nash Peters; one sister, Mrs. Norma Brennen of Butler; and by a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Fend was preceded in death by her husband, John Dave Fend Jr., who passed away Sept. 27, 1983; and by two sisters, Beulah Dimun and Donna Birckbichler.

<B>FEND </B>— Friends of Betty E. Fend, who died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Clark Sawyer of Hill United Presbyterian Church officiating. Entombment will follow in Chapel of Devotion, Butler County Memorial Park.During sidewalk replacement at the funeral home, please use the East Locust Street entrance to the parking lot. Thank you.Contributions may be made to the Hospice Program of the Visiting Nurses, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001 or to the YWCA Personal Care Home, 120 W. Cunningham Street, Butler, PA 16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.