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Mabel Marie McCurdy

Mabel Marie McCurdy, 91, of Saxonburg passed away peacefully on Friday.

She was born on Jan. 24, 1921, in Bell Township, Westmoreland County. She was the daughter of the late William Conrad of Westmoreland County and Mildred “Millie” Mabel (Pierce) Steffey of Nowrytown, Indiana County.

Married on May 29, 1939, in Greensburg, she celebrated 59 years of marriage with Charlie “Puppa” Roy McCurdy until his death on Sept. 11, 1998.

Mabel was a farmer’s wife, a member of the Grange and Homemakers and enjoyed sewing, cooking and baking. She was “always doing for others,” especially her family.

She is survived by her daughter and caregivers, Donna (McCurdy) and her husband, Wayne Deaner, of Saxonburg; one grandson, Bryan Deaner of Portland, Ore.; one granddaughter, Brenda (Deaner) and her husband, Jeff Negley; great-grandchildren, Levi and Olivia of Freeport; one daughter, Darlene (McCurdy) and her husband, Jim Knepper, of Somerset; one grandson, Tristan Knepper and his wife, Gladys; great-grandchildren, Joshua, Annastasia and twins Darlene and Consuela of Conyers, Ga.; one son, Charlie McCurdy and his wife, Linda (Krause), of Milton, Del.; one granddaughter, Andrea (McCurdy) and her husband, Tony Senturk; great-grandchild, Aaron of Milton, Del.; one granddaughter, Laurie (McCurdy) Bucka; and great-grandchildren, Bethany and Zackary of Milton, Del.

She is also survived by one sister, Vivian Sandors of Bakersfield, Calif.; and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and her friends.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Boyd Steffey, Russell Steffey, Earnest Steffey and William Steffey; and three sisters, Viola Neudorfer, Sylvia DeFrances and Ruth Martz.

MCCURDY — Family and friends of Mabel Marie McCurdy, who passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, will be received at the Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin, Pa., from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13.

A service will be at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Ralph G. Landis officiating. Interment will be in the Berlin I.O.O.F. cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the VNA Hospice, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001, or to Life Butler, 231 W. Diamond St., Butler, PA 16001.

For more information or to send condolences, visit www.DeanerFuneralsAndCremations.com.

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