Sholtis

Erla Mae Sholtis, 88, of Butler, formerly of Beall Drive in Whitehall, Allegheny County, died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Floyd E. Gregg and Ida Mary Ditmore.

Mrs. Sholtis had been a salesperson for Kaufmann's department store at the South Hills Village in Pittsburgh, retiring in 2005 after 18 years.

Mrs. Sholtis had many interests in her life and traveled extensively with her late husband to many of his U.S. Navy reunions. She also enjoyed her family.

Mrs. Sholtis is survived by her son, William T. Bennett and his wife, Marcia, of Butler; her daughter, Nancy C. and her husband, Richard Bowser, of Lorain, Ohio; four grandchildren, Colby Smith of Wexford, Carrie Minton of Butler and Kenneth Bowser and Kevin Bowser of Lorain; four great-grandchildren, Dustin Byerly of Montpelier, Vt., Cayce Smith of Wexford, Carly Porter of State College and Bennett Porter of Butler; two brothers, Charles R. Gregg and Larry E. Gregg of Butler; six nieces, five nephews; and two great-great grandsons.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sholtis was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Sholtis, who passed away in June 2002.

<B>SHOLTIS</B> — Friends of Erla Mae Sholtis, who died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, will be received from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Merry H. Meloy of Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Hills Memorial Park.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.