Ihlenfeld

Warren E. Ihlenfeld, 84, of Evans City passed away at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at UPMC-Passavant.

He was born Jan. 25, 1928, in Butler, the son of the late Frank E. Ihlenfeld and the late Irene (Emrick) Ihlenfeld.

Warren was a 1946 graduate of Butler High School, and he attended Carnegie Mellon. He began his radio career in May 1944 with WISR in Butler, retiring after 40 years on April 30, 1984.

He began 11 years of outreach and visitation at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in America, where he was a member. He served as an elder, deacon, Sunday school teacher and radio speaker.

Locally he served on the Butler County Communications Council, the Butler Housing Authority and was President of Butler Safety Council. In 1979, he received the Pennsylvania Governor's Safety Award for media coverage. He was the founding president of Bethany Christian Services of Pittsburgh.

Warren loved God, his family and friends, and he enjoyed big band music and life on the farm.

Surviving are his wife, Joan (Dumbaugh) Ihlenfeld, who he married April 9, 1954; a daughter, Sandra (Patrick) Burns of Evans City; a son, Thomas (Sandra) Ihlenfeld of Butler; grandchildren, Kathleen and Anna Ihlenfeld, Elizabeth (Josh) Maskal, Ryan (Liz) Burns and Amanda Burns; and a great-granddaughter, Ella Joy Maskal.

He was preceded in death by an infant sister.

<B>IHLENFELD</B> — Services for Warren E. Ihlenfeld, who passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, will be at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in America, 420 N. Main St., Butler, at 11 a.m. Wednesday with his pastors, Dan Ledford and Walt Coppersmith, officiating.A private interment will be in the Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Prospect.Contributions may be made to the Westminster Presbyterian Church PCA, 420 N. Main St. Butler, PA 16001.Arrangements are entrusted to <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, Butler.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.