C. Marvalene Heyde

C. Marvalene Heyde, 92, of Zelienople, formerly of Butler, passed away Friday at Passavant Retirement Community.

She was born May 22, 1925, in DeGraff, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clifford Nicholas and Mary Delilah (Hatcher) Cretcher.

Marvalene and Luther Heyde met at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and were married in 1945. They served as missionaries in India from 1946 to 1951. Upon returning to the U.S., they lived in Ohio, Michigan and Butler.

While her husband, the Rev. Luther A.L. Heyde, was pastor and director of music at St. Mark's Lutheran Church from 1960 to 1996, Marvalene sang in the choir and was active in many roles in the congregation and community. She was an accomplished musician and sang soprano in the Grace Notes Trio, a popular performing group in Butler. Marvalene had resided at Passavant Retirement Community since 2004 and was a member of the Seaman Memorial Chapel.

Surviving are her daughter, the Rev. Barbara L. (Stephen Mabee) Fullerton of Paris, Ontario; her son, Stephen Mark (Susan) Heyde of Waco, Texas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, James Cretcher of Missouri and Richard (Dorothy) Cretcher of Cincinnati, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her son, Philip P. Heyde.

HEYDE — Visitation for C. Marvalene Heyde, who died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler. A celebration of life service will take place at Seaman Memorial Chapel in Zelienople on Monday. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m., also on Monday, at Gruenwald Cemetery, Bonniebrook Road. All are welcome.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lutheran Senior Life Benevolent Care Fund, 103 Burgess Drive, Zelienople, PA 16063.For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.