Margaret L. Thiebaud
Margaret L. Thiebaud, 87, of Zelienople passed away Tuesday at Passavant Retirement Community.
Born on Oct. 16, 1926, in Putneyville, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Mary (Nolf) Buffington.
Margaret was a lifelong member of the Harmony-Zelienople United Methodist Church.
During World War II, she worked in a munitions factory as “Rosie the Riveter.”
An avid hunter, Margaret discovered her passion for the sport at an early age by accompanying her father and brother. Along with her husband, she owned and operated an antique business and together they traveled extensively, buying and selling antiques. Margaret enjoyed attending sporting events at Seneca Valley to cheer on her children and grandchildren and cherished the summers spent with them at Canadohta Lake.
She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered.
She is survived by her two children, Denise (Dr. Dennis) English of Pittsburgh and John (Sandy) Thiebaud of Butler; her three sisters, Dolores LaSota, Ruth Evans and Abby Domhoff; her six granddaughters, Erin (Andrea) English, Rachel (Chris) Tamanini, Brittany (Rich) Carter, Sarah Thiebaud, Justine Thiebaud, Ashley Thiebaud and her great-granddaughter, Lilliana Tamanini.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Paul J. Thiebaud, who passed away July 21, 2012; her sisters, Joann Roberts, Helen Buffington and Mary Claudine Blum; and her brothers, Clair, Gene, James, Robert “Red” and Dan Buffington.
Thiebaud — Margaret's family will welcome friends of Margaret L. Thiebaud, who passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Boylan Funeral Home, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.A funeral ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Harmony-Zelienople United Methodist Church, 123 N. Pittsburgh St., Zelienople, with the Rev. Wilfred Goetze officiating. Friends are asked to please meet at the church.If desired, memorial contributions may be made in her honor in support of Passavant Benevolent Fund/LAS Foundation, 401 S. Main St., Zelienople, PA 16063.Expressions of sympathy may be shared with Margaret's family at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.
