Loyal V. Dunkle, 41, of Butler passed away Saturday after an illness.

Loyal lived in a group home under the care of Community Care Connections.

He was born June 10, 1974, in Butler and was the son of Carl Dunkle and Sandra Gall Dunkle Purvis.

He attended the Golden Opportunities Adult Day Care Center. Loyal was active in the Special Olympics and he was an avid birdwatcher.

He is survived by his mother; two sisters, Debra Huselton and her husband, Michael, of Akron, Ohio, and Crystal Smicik and her husband, John, of Upper Burrell; his maternal grandmother, Cathy Gall of Butler; and by several aunts and uncles.

He was preceded by his father, his paternal grandparents and his maternal grandfather.

DUNKLE — Visitation for Loyal V. Dunkle, who died Saturday Aug. 15, 2015, will be 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jay Bryan Funeral Home, 443 Main St., Prospect.Funeral services will follow at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Sherry Witucki from the Trinity United Christian Church of Lower Burrell officiating.Burial will take place at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Prospect.