Mya J. Hefferan
Myra J. Hefferan, 84, of Butler went to be with the Lord late Monday evening at the Chicora Medical Center.
Myra was born June 14, 1934, in Snow Shoe, Centre County. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Katherine Preslovich Borger.
She graduated from Cooper High School and was a member of the first graduating class of Butler County Community College in 1968. She earned a bachelor's degree in secondary English from Slippery Rock State College in 1970. She also earned a master's degree in speech.
Mrs. Hefferan was an English teacher for several years in the former Southwest Butler School District, later Seneca Valley. She enjoyed writing fiction and poetry and reading her Bible.
Myra most recently attended the Chicora Alliance Church.
Mrs. Hefferan was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald T. Hefferan Sr. The couple was married in Snow Shoe on Feb. 11, 1956.
Myra is survived by three children, Alfred W. Hefferan and his wife, Laurel, of Venetia; Gerald T. Hefferan Jr. and his wife, Vicki, of Butler; Anita V. Rankin and her husband, John, of Brunswick, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Christopher Hefferan and Shannon Hefferan, Zachary Hefferan and his wife, Danya, Jennifer Kramm and her husband, Justin, Stephanie Summers and her husband, Leif, Rachel Rankin and Martin Rankin.
She is also survived by her five great-grandsons, Calder and Easton Hefferan, Jonah Kramm and Oak and Blaze Summers; as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
HEFFERAN — A private visitation and funeral service for Myra J. Hefferan, who died Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, will be held at Hile Funeral Home, 339 Chicora Fenelton Road, Chicora, and officiated by the Rev. Mark Wallace, pastor of the Chicora Alliance Church.Interment will be held in Greenlawn Burial Estates, Butler.Memorial contributions in Mrs. Hefferan's name may be made to the Ronald McDonald House at https://rmhcpgh-mgtn.org/get-involved.Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.
