Yost

Elmer A. “Redd” Yost, 91, of Butler passed away at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born Sept. 25, 1921, in Pittsburgh to the late Albert F. Yost and Rolena M. Humes.

From 1955 to 1982 Mr. Yost was the proprietor of Yost Shoes on North Main Street. From 1982 to 2010 he continued to operate his business doing shoe repairs from his home.

He was a docent at the Maridon Museum on North McKean Street for almost 10 years. Mr. Yost was a member of the Oak Hill Christian Church where he was a church elder and participated in the church activities. He was a former member of the North Street Christian Church where he was a lay minister, elder and choir member. He enjoyed Biblical archeology studies and made three visits to the Middle East. Mr. Yost enjoyed classical, big band and jazz music. He liked ornate clocks and glass.

Mr. Yost is survived by one son, Christopher R. Yost and his wife, Patty, of Eau Claire; one daughter, Susan E. Logan and her husband, Robert P., of Butler; three grandchildren, Christopher R. Yost Jr., Jeremy M. Yost and Maya A. Yost; one half-sister, Joann Pyle and her husband, Temple, of Louisiana; and three nephews, Michael D. Walker, Alan S. “Skip” Yost and Paul F. Yost.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary E. “Betty” Yost, who he married on Nov. 27, 1947, and passed away on April 3, 1979; his second wife, Charlotte Yost, who he married in August of 1994 and who passed away on Aug. 6, 1996; one brother, Albert F. Yost Jr.; one half-brother, Albert F. Yost Jr.; one sister, Dolores “Dolly” Walker; and one niece, Mary Lea Walker.

YOST — There will be no public visitation for Elmer A. “Redd” Yost, who passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Private burial will take place in Greenlawn Burial Estates.

A memorial service to honor Elmer will be held later this spring.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.

Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.