Edna V. DeSantis, 86, of Butler died at 2:13 p.m. Saturday in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia.

Born June 10, 1923, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Ray W. McDonald and Elva R. Donaldson McDonald.

Mrs. DeSantis worked as an employment interviewer for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security in Butler, retiring on April 4, 1984.

She was a member of Christ Community United Methodist Church.

Mrs. DeSantis was a volunteer with the Butler Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Meals on Wheels, and she was a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees.

Mrs. DeSantis is survived by one daughter, Cynthia J. DeSantis and her husband, Del Eury, of Lake Charles, La.; one brother, William R. McDonald of Silsbee, Texas; one sister, Alice M. Baker of Butler; one granddaughter, Kristin A. Lavery of Pittsburgh; four nieces; and two nephews.

Mrs. DeSantis was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Greer DeSantis, who passed away Dec. 9, 1998.

<B>DESANTIS</B> — Friends of Edna V. DeSantis, who died Saturday, May 15, 2010, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler. Services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Howard F. Burrell, of Christ Community United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Michael Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.