McFadden

Pearl Estella Dittman McFadden, 86, of Boyers passed away Monday at home after an extended illness.

Born March 10, 1925, in St. Petersburg, she was the daughter of William Millard Dittman and Mary Catherine Goughler Dittman.

Pearl received her education in the Foxburg schools in Foxburg.

She married John McFadden on July 26, 1941, in Parker, he passed away April 8, 2002.

Pearl was a devoted housewife and mother. She also drove school bus for the Moniteau School District for 38 years. She loved to go camping with her family and spending time with them. She loved to cook also.

She is survived by her children, Elton Clair McFadden and his wife, Patricia A., of Clintonville, Joseph Earl McFadden and his companion, Devona, of Slippery Rock, Donald Eugene McFadden and his wife, Donna J., of Boyers, Thomas James McFadden of Eau Claire and his wife, Sharon, Linda Kay Custer and her husband, Howard, of Boyers, Kenneth Allan McFadden of Boyers, Richard Lynn McFadden of Boyers, John David McFadden of Boyers and his wife, Barb, and Tracy Lynn Link and her husband, Norman, of Boyers; 25 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren.

She was proceeded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, William Edward Dittman and Fred L. McLaughlin; two sisters, Edith Watts and Freda Surrena; two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

McFADDEN — The family of Pearl Estella Dittman McFadden, 86, who passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, will receive friends at the

Larry E. McKinley Funeral Home, 109 Emlenton Street, Clintonville from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Wednesday. Funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Chaplain Robert Pasco officiating from the Amedisys Hospice Service in Butler.Interment will take place at the Clintonville Methodist CemeteryFriends can also e-mail condolences by visiting www.mckinleyfuneralhome.net.