McCandless

Kenneth Werner "Moe"McCandless, 76, of Westview Drive died Friday at his home.

Born Nov. 14, 1929, in Mars, he was the son of Clarence and Lydia McCandless.

He was a switchman for Sprint United Telephone and retired in 1987 after 30 years.

He was a member of the Army and served as a sergeant in Germany. He was a member of VFW Post 249 and the Slovak Golf League.

He enjoyed baseball, including the Butler County Eagle League, and he played for the Mars and Callery teams from 1952 to 1961.

He was a Lutheran.

Surviving are his wife, Veronica C. McCandless, whom he married Jan. 9, 1953; a son, Ronald McCandless and his wife, Trudy, of Louden, Tenn.; a daughter, Patricia Chuba and her husband, John, of Butler; a sister, Dorothy Fox of Butler; two granddaughters, Kendra Chuba of Middle River, Md., and Megan Chuba of Butler; two step-grandchildren, Butch McWillams of Loudon, Tenn., and Holly Forman of Indianapolis, Ind.; and three step- great-grandchildren, Ted, William and Jacob Forman, all of Indianapolis.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

<B>McCandless</B> — Friends of Kenneth Werner "Moe"McCandless, who died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, were received Sunday at <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Private burial services will be held at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.In lieu of flowers, the McCandless family requests memorial donations be made to The Blind Association of Butler, 322 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.