Thelma M. Braun
Thelma M. Braun, 92, of Butler passed away Monday at Butler Memorial Hospital. She was a resident of Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler, formerly of First Street.
Born Aug. 31, 1924, in Glenshaw, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Albert F. and Agnes F. Cook Dressel.
Thelma's volunteer work began with neighborhood fund drives for the March of Dimes, Leukemia Society, and cancer and heart associations.
She has served as a den leader with the Cub Scouts, a Brownie leader and a representative to the community Girl Scouts organization. She was elected minority inspector for the Board of Elections and had participated in Election Day events. She had worked with the Respite Program, which provides relief for caretakers of ill family members.
Thelma served as president and secretary of the Butler County Deanery Council of Catholic Women. She also served several times as an officer on both the Pittsburgh Council of the DCCW and the Women's Council of St. Peter.
Thelma was the 1997 recipient of the John Cardinal Wright Award presented by the Pittsburgh Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.
She was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church.
Surviving are three sons, Clyde A. (Cynthia) Braun Jr. of Markleysburg, Pa., Jeffrey A. (Lori) Braun of Butler and Eric A. (Nancy) Braun of Butler; three daughters, Philomena G. (Terry) Wasko of Lynchburg, Va., Jennifer A. Monaco of Butler and Alyssa C. (Dennis) Trivilino of Ellwood City; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Gerri Dressel of Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde A. Braun Sr., whom she married Oct. 21, 1946, and who died Feb. 25, 2016; her daughter, Victoria E. Braun; two grandchildren; a sister, Dolores Keasey; and a brother, Donald Dressel.
BRAUN — Friends of Thelma M. Braun who died Monday, May 22, 2017, will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 127 Franklin St., Butler. Interment will follow at St. Peter Cemetery.The Women's Council of St. Peter will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church to recite the rosary.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
