Jane Y. Geibel
Jane Y. Geibel, 86, of Butler passed away Friday at the Orchard of Concordia, formerly of Franklin St.
Born Aug. 28, 1930, in Boyers, she was a daughter of the late Roy S. and Dorothy Jane Farren Yarger.
She was a teacher for the Butler Area School District. She retired in June of 1999 following 37 years service.
She was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, the Alpha Omega Gamma and the Honor Society of IUP. She graduated from IUP in 1953 with a bachelor's degree. She was also a member of the Intermediate GFWC for over 50 years. She was a PIAA swimming official for many years and helped found the BHS girls varsity swim team. Jane and Bob loved to travel and visited all 50 states and many foreign countries.
Surviving are her daughter, Faith (Robert) Moore of Chocowinity, N.C.; her grandchildren, Lauren (Brandon) Robinson of Richmond, Va., and Jeffrey (Helen) Williams of South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, Ella Lew and Emerson Robinson; her brother, James Farren Yarger of California; two sisters, Joan Winters of Florida and Donna (Kenneth) McCall of Hollidaysburg; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Harvey Geibel, who died Oct. 3, 2007. They were married June 9, 1951.
GEIBEL — Friends for Jane Y. Geibel, who died Friday, May 12, 2017, will be received from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Dave West to officiate. Interment will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery in Butler.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
