Bertha LaRue McCoy, 78, of Mars died Friday afternoon at her home.

Born March 30, 1929, in McKees Rocks, she was the daughter of Ernest and Gertrude Morgan Diecks.

She attended the Community Alliance Church in Butler.

Mrs. McCoy was a homemaker and was known for her prize-winning pies, jellies and jams. She enjoyed playing cards and belonged to two card clubs. She loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Surviving are her husband, WIlliam K. McCoy, whom she married Aug. 31, 1951; two daughters, Karen Kuciak and her husband, John, of Butler, and Joyce Shoemaker and her husband, Scott, of Connoquenessing; two sons, Gary McCoy and his wife, Lori, of Butler and David McCoy of New Sewickley Township; one sister, Sarah Aubrey and her husband, the Rev. Alfred, of Greensburg; two brothers, Russell Diecks and his wife, Donna, of Beaver and Donald Diecks and his wife, Lucille, of Florida; nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Ernest Diecks.

<B>McCOY</B> — Friends of Bertha LaRue McCoy, who died Friday, March 21, 2008, will be received at the <B>McDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, </B>238 Crowe Ave., Mars, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with the service to follow at the funeral home with her brother-in-law, the Rev. Alfred Aubrey, retired pastor, officiating.Burial will be in the Butler County Memorial Park,Butler.Condolences and directions can be found at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.