Martha Elizabeth (Wood) Cavanaugh
Martha Elizabeth (Wood) Cavanaugh, 91, of Butler passed away peacefully Sunday.
She was the daughter of the late William G. Wood and Margaret Dowsley in New Rochelle, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Joseph S. Cavanaugh, and her two sons, William Cavanaugh, and Michael Cavanaugh.
Martha, or 'Marbet' to most people who knew her, was very involved with the community. She was involved with the St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Auxiliary; she was a volunteer and past president of the Butler Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary; she was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR); she was involved with the Board of the Butler County Symphony, and she spent many years as chaperone and a member of the board of The General Butler Vagabonds Jr. Drum & Bugle Corps. of Butler.
She is survived by her three children, Kevin Cavanaugh (Ruth) of Wexford, Pat Cavanaugh (Mary) of Worthington and Maureen Cavanaugh-Gizienski of Butler; her daughter-in-law, Elaine Patz-Cavanaugh; her nine grandchildren, Ryan (Marsha), Meghan, Kathleen, Shawn (Lindsay), Colleen, Molly, Nolan, Shannon and Adam, and her four great-grandchildren.
Cavanaugh — The friends of Martha Elizabeth (Wood) Cavanaugh, who passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 127 Franklin St., Butler. Internment will follow in St. Peter's Parish Cemetery.The Women's Council of St. Peter will meet at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday at the church to recite the rosary.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
