Sadlon

Virginia Hiawatha Bartsch Sadlon, 84, of Butler, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at 5:04 p.m. Friday at her home.

She was born June 12, 1926, in Sharps-ville. She was the daughter of William C. Bartsch and Jennie Nelson.

A postgraduate of New Castle High School, she studied dancing and taught ballroom dancing. She also was a photographer's model.

Ginny taught Sunday school at the Brownsdale Methodist Church in Nixon. She initiated the vacation Bible school program and served on the church council.

She was charter member of the Penn Township Woman's Club. She opened her home to the Butler Traveling Library, which was later relocated to the Club House. She was a member of the selection committee for the American Field Service at both Knoch and Butler high schools.

She was a bookkeeper for local businesses and retired as the office manger of the Butler Country Club.

As coordinator of Butler County Help Line, she received a Distinguished Service Award from the board. She worked as a volunteer at Katie's Kitchen. She served as a volunteer with various committees at the Trinity Lutheran Church.

She is survived by her husband, G. Earl Sadlon. Also surviving are her two children, Errol Sadlon and his wife, Joyce, of Charleston, W.Va., and Sharon Sadlon George and her husband, Brian, of Bridgeville, Del.; three grandsons, Michael Sadlon and his wife, Amanda, Christopher Kauffman and his wife, Lauren, and Eric Kauffman and his wife, Jessie; one great-granddaughter, Avery Kauffman; one sister, Wanda Bartsch of Las Vegas, Nev.; and one niece, Bobbie Curtis, also of Las Vegas.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred Tervo of New Castle.

<B>SADLON</B> — Friends and family of Virginia Hiawatha Bartsch Sadlon, who died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, will be received at the <B>THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Butler, Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas Pierotti of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.The family of Virginia Sadlon suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Butler County Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew, PA 16053.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.