Dorothy T. “Dot” Ekas

November 04, 2017 Last Updated: November 04, 2017 12:00 PM Death Notice

Dorothy T. “Dot” Ekas, 89, of Chicora passed away early Tuesday morning at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Dorothy was born in Chicora, May 12, 1928. She was the daughter of George Young and Margaret Lichlightner Young Cooper.

She was a longtime active member of Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church and belonged to the Christian Mothers and the Altar Rosary Society.

In her earlier years, “Dot” had been employed at the Butler Shirt Factory and retired from the Chicora Medical Center following more than 23 years of service. She was an active member of the Chicora Senior Center, where she took care of the tables and place mats.

Mrs. Ekas was married in Chicora to Robert Dean Ekas, March 27, 1948. Mr. Ekas preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 2017.

She is survived by two sons, Robert D. Ekas Jr. and his girlfriend, Deb Chianelli, of Ashland, Va., and Gary J. Ekas and his wife, Pat, of East Brady; three granddaughters, Jennifer Hanson of Houston, Texas, Kiley Ekas and her boyfriend, Joe Bonetto, of East Brady, and Brooke Ekas and her boyfriend, Preston Rumbaugh, of Chicora; a great-grandson, Cortland Rumbaugh; five sisters, Loretta Hiles of Sun City, Ariz., Patricia McGinnis and her husband, Lee, of Chicora, Catherine Greco and her husband, Mike, of Spring Valley, Ariz., Bernadette Hartwell of Philadelphia and Donna Weyand of Ambridge; two sisters-in-law, Esther Young of Chicora and LaVaun Long of Butler; as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Posey; and her eight brothers, Alfred, Edward, George, Eugene, Harold and Francis, as well as infant twin brothers.

EKAS — Friends of Dorothy T. “Dot” Ekas, who died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hile Funeral Home, 339 Chicora-Fenelton Road, Chicora. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday at Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church in Chicora, with the Rev. Rick Thompson, church pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Hemphill Cemetery in Chicora.Memorial contributions may be made to Chicora Fire Dept. Ambulance Service, P.O. Box F, Chicora, PA 16025, or to the VNA Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001.For more information, or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.