Miranda

Melanie S. Miranda, 82, of Butler, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, after a brief illness. She was visiting her daughter in Massachusetts at the time. Melanie died peacefully at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

She was born in San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines, on Oct. 22, 1940, a daughter of the late Arturo Soriano and Martina (Untalan) Soriano.

Melanie graduated from Far Eastern University in the Philippines and then the Lenape School of Nursing. She worked as a LPN for the Butler VA Medical Center and also St. John Specialty Care in Mars.

She was a member of All Saints Parish, St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler, where she was active in the Women’s Guild.

Surviving are her children, Jay (Tina) Miranda, Miriam “Joy” (Scott) Albert, Maricar (Jim) Beck and Marilou (Joe) LeVier; grandchildren, Anthony, Alexander, Angela (Josh), Alexandra, Nathaniel, Dante, Ryan, Emilee, Jake, Mateo and Luka; two great-grandchildren, Amelia and Kennedy; siblings, Josie (Anthony) DeJesus, Jun (Menchu) Soriano and Butch (Sylvia) Soriano; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cesar P. Miranda, M.D., whom she married Dec. 19, 1964, and who passed away June 9, 2023; her daughter, Marie Therese Miranda, who passed away Feb. 13, 2023; and her sister, Emilie (Charlie) Cabuay.

MIRANDA — A memorial Mass for Melanie S. Miranda, who died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler. The Rev. John Baver will officiate.

Arrangements are by GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.

For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.

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