Burtner

Lynn Cochran Burtner, 81, of Butler died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday in the emergency room at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Nov. 18, 1928, in Grove City, he was the son of the late Clare S. Burtner and Nelle (Cochran) Burtner.

Mr. Burtner graduated from Butler High School. He then went to Grove City College, graduating in 1949 with a bachelor's in chemical engineering. He was a registered professional engineer and a registered land surveyor. Mr. Burtner was employed as a chemical engineer for Witco Corp. in Petrolia, retiring in 1995 after 37 years of service.

Mr. Burtner was active in the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers. He was honored as Engineer of the Year in 1990 and was appointed to the Governor's Energy Action Committee (Pennsylvania) from 1979 to 1982. He served the Butler County Commissioners from 1982 to 1990 as a consultant committee for critical bridge repair.

Mr. Burtner served on the Boy Scout Executive Board, was a judge for the state and regional Junior Academy of Science and an adviser for DeMolay for Boys and Rainbow Girls. He was a 31-year member of the Butler Kiwanis Club.

Mr. Burtner was a 56-year member of the

Chicora Argyle Lodge 540 F&AM and a retired district deputy grand master of the 27th Masonic District of Pennsylvania. He is a 33rd-Degree Scottish Rite Mason and was distinguished in numerous Masonic bodies throughout the state.Mr. Burtner was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder. He also taught the Seekers' Sunday School Class of that church.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.Mr. Burtner is survived by his wife, Mattie Burtner, who he married April 21, 1954; two daughters, Holly Burtner-Moore of Butler and Germaine Schaeffer and her husband, Craig, of Butler; one granddaughter, Sadie Evelyn Schaffer; one grandson, Miles Evan Schaeffer; and one sister, Nelle Jean Reardon of Plain City, Ohio.Mr. Burtner was preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers and his son-in-law.

<B>BURTNER</b> Friends of Lynn Cochran Burtner, who died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, will be received at the <b>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</b>, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be at the funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Barry Keurelainen, of St. Luke Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Concordia at the Orchard, 1312 N. Main St. Extension, Butler, PA 16001.Officers and members of the Chicora Argyle Lodge 540 F&AM will conduct memorial services at the funeral home Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.Information and a guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.