Site last updated: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Log In

Reset Password
Butler County's great daily newspaper

Beatrice J. Athey

Beatrice J. Athey, 85, of Saxonburg died April 5 at the Seasons at Saxony Health Center, Saxonburg.

Born March 27, 1922, in Manorville, ArmstrongCounty, she was the daughter of Harry and Olive Streightif Anderson.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, board games and reading.

Mrs. Athey was a member of the Cabot United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn Gentile of Saxonburg; two granddaughters, Amy Crowdis of Keller, Texas, and Cara Gentile of Philadelphia; a great-grandson, Braden Stemley of Keller; and two sisters, Mrs. David (Ellen) Newell of Allison Park and Mrs. David (Mildred) Hanson of Rochester Hills, Mich.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Athey who died Nov. 3, 1985; a son-in-law, Fred Gentile; two sisters, and a brother.

<B>ATHEY </B>— There will be no visitation and services for Beatrice J. Athey, who died Thursday, April 5, 2007, will be private. Burial was at Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell.Memorial donations may be made to the Saxonburg Area Library, P.O. Box 454, Saxonburg, PA 16056 or to Cabot United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 280 Cabot, PA 16023.Arrangements were handled by the <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>, Saxonburg, and information is available at www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.

More in Death Notice

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter

* indicates required
TODAY'S PHOTOS