Conner

Polly Ellen Conner, 66, formerly of Saxonburg, passed away Friday while under the care of the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia at Cabot after a long illness.

Born Oct. 16, 1944, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Ellen “Penny” (Nichols) Ritts II.

Polly was a 1962 graduate of Knoch High School and a 1965 graduate of Clarion State College.

Before her marriage, she taught in Penn Township and later received an accounting degree from Butler County Community College.

She was a member of the North Main Street Church of God in Butler for many years.

She is survived by her son, T. Michael Conner Jr. of Connecticut; a grandson, Colin Patrick Conner of North Carolina; a sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Whitehouse of Cranberry Township; her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Franz of Coraopolis; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Linda M. Ritts of Nebraska; a nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Ritts IV of Illinois; and many lifelong friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, the late William H. Ritts III.

<B>CONNER</B> — The family of Polly Ellen Conner, who died Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, will welcome friends today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Rev. Dr. Chris Marshall officiating. Interment will follow in Brownsdale Cemetery, Penn Township.If desired, memorial contributions may be made in Polly Ellen’s honor to the Mental Health Association of Butler County, 140 N. Elm St., Butler, PA 16001.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.