Gertrude M. Cypher, 97, of Butler passed away peacefully Sunday at Mohan Personal Care Home in Butler.

Born Dec. 3, 1919, in Butler, she was a daughter of the late Peter A. and Viola Smith Michel.

She worked as a seamstress for St. Fidelis Seminary in Herman for a number of years.

She was a lifelong member of St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Herman. She enjoyed playing cards with family and friends, gardening, canning and sewing — particularly aprons.

Surviving are two daughters, Rose A. (Joseph) Stumpf of Herman and Jeannie (Bruce) White of Butler; six grandchildren, Dan (Beth) Stumpf of Franklin, Father Michael Stumpf of Pittsburgh, Curtis (Amy) Stumpf of Kent, Ohio, Ryan (Allyssa) White, Tim (Heidi Long) White and Jennifer (Daniel) Jacob, all of Butler; 11 great-grandchildren, Logan and Jordan Stumpf, Max, Lila and Samuel Stumpf, Tylor and Lynsey White, Ethan and Matthew White and Mya and Emma Jacob; and her sister, Violetta Collins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy J. Cypher, who died Feb. 17, 1956. They married Oct. 24, 1944. She also was preceded by one infant son, three sisters and three brothers.

CYPHER — Friends of Gertrude M. Cypher, who died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 821 Herman Road, Butler. Father Michael Stumpf will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to PA For Human Life, Butler Chapter at P.O. Box 93, Butler, PA 16003, or to Food for the Poor, 6401 Lyons Road, P.O. Box 979001, Coconut Creek, FL. 33097-9970.

For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.