Jane Russell

Jane Carol (Young) Hogue Russell, 89, of Prospect, passed away Friday morning, Jan. 1, 2021, in Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Sept. 14, 1931, in Swissvale, Allegheny County, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Clara Scheuring Young.

She was a 1949 Butler High School graduate.

She was a faithful member of the Community Alliance Church in Butler, where she enjoyed singing, talking with people, and working in the kitchen, especially at the annual Men’s Venison Dinner.

Jane was a cook and cafeteria manager at the former Franklin Township Elementary School and then retired from the new Moraine Elementary School after working 30-plus years in the Slippery Rock Area School District. Also, she was a cook at the State Police Troop D Camp Cadet and was a substitute rural mail carrier for the Prospect Post Office.

She enjoyed many friendships and going to Keenagers, the Senior Group in Portersville. Jane enjoyed reading and singing. She had a beautiful voice and sang at many weddings through the years. She also belonged to several singing groups, including Church Choirs, Community Choirs, “The Ladies Trio,” and “The Southernaires.”

Always one for an adventure, in her younger years she enjoyed traveling, camping, canoeing, and riding bikes. She will be remembered for racing a car in the powder puff derby at the former Butler Speedway and riding a dirt bike.

She is survived by her children, Dennis J. Hogue of Butler, Joyce C. (Charles) Davies of Prospect, Dana J. Hogue of Butler; daughter-in-law, Dixie Hogue of Slippery Rock; grandchildren, Danielle (Tim) Busi of Slippery Rock and TJ Hogue of New York; stepchildren, Stephen (Carol) Russell of Butler, Elizabeth (Doug) Blow of Downingtown, Carol (Brian) O’Donnell of Central Asia; and numerous stepgrandchildren and step great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald J. Hogue, whom she married in 1949 and who passed away March 25, 1997; her second husband, Arthur Russell, whom she married in 2005 and who passed away July 4, 2016; son, Donn Jeffrey Hogue, who passed away Dec. 17, 2019; grandson, Charles Davies III, who passed away Feb. 22, 2019; and her brother, George Young, who passed away in 1970.

Russell — Private funeral services for Jane Carol (Young) Hogue Russell, who died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, have been entrusted to the Raisley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 387 Main St., Prospect.

A private service and interment will take place, where she will be laid to rest on her family plot in Greenlawn Burial Estates, Butler.

Due to pandemic restrictions, the family is asking that you share expressions of sympathy with recollections and or memories of Jane at the www.raisleyfuneralhome.com tribute wall, or send them to any family member.