Worsley Jr.

Albert E. Worsley Jr., 79, of White Oak Drive, Butler, passed away at 2:46 a.m. Saturday in the Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia surrounded by his loving family.

He was born and lived his life in the south hills of Butler. Born May 26, 1931, he was the son of the late Albert E. Worsley Sr. and Anna E. Hawthorne Worsley.

He graduated from Butler High School in 1949.

Mr. Worsley joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950. He was an aircraft and engine mechanic and a propeller specialist. He served in Alaska and Libya, where he spent time recovering downed aircraft during the Korean War.

Mr. Worsley drove for Western Auto and Raabe Construction and was a welder at Pullman Standard. The rest of his working career was spent as the president of Worsley Inc. in downtown Butler.

He was an honorary member of the American Legion.

Mr. Worsley had a rare sense of humor and wit that he enjoyed sharing with everyone he met.

He is survived by his wife, Lorraine K. Oesterling Worsley, who he married Oct. 6, 1956; two daughters, Keri Alaine Dolan and her husband, Sean, and Cheryl Worsley Simms and her husband, Jayme; six grandchildren, Brent Rothen, Cerise Rothen, Michael Simms, Ashton Dolan, Brandon Dolan and Joshua Lundgren-Dolan; three great-grandchildren, Zion Opperman, Anthony Buzzelli and Zachary Rothen; one sister, Frances Jean Brackett; and many nieces and nephews. He also is survived by his dog, Bonkers, who he walked faithfully everyday.

Mr. Worsley was preceded in death by one brother, James Worsley.

Mr. Worsley was very proud to be the last person to walk across the South Main Street Viaduct before its demolition. In his own words, he lived an ordinary but good life.

<B>WORSLEY</B> — Friends of Albert E. Worsley Jr., who died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, will be received at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the St Paul Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Butler County Memorial Park.The St. Paul Guild and Christian Mothers will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church to recite the rosary.Members and officers of the American Legion Post 117 will conduct military services at the cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Pennsylvania, 1100 Liberty Ave., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3400 Brooktree Road, Suite 320, Wexford, PA 15090.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.