Mary Louise Catherine Yamnitzky Dimmick

April 21, 2017 Last Updated: April 21, 2017 12:00 PM Death Notice

Mary Louise Catherine Yamnitzky Dimmick, 83, of Butler passed away at 12:15 a.m. Sunday in the comfort of her own home.

She was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Butler, the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Olexa Yamnitzky of Lyndora.

During her childhood, she was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Lyndora and the Lyndora Drum & Bugle Corps, graduating from Butler High School in 1951.

Shortly after graduation, Mary started working at Preston Laboratories, where she was introduced to a young engineer by the name of Henry McClure Dimmick. Though she left Preston Laboratories for a job with Nationwide Insurance, their love survived.

In 1958, she and Henry were married at St. Paul Church in Butler. Together they raised two children while building up the business currently known as AGR International, which provided them the opportunity to travel and make new friends in many beautiful places all around the world.

Mary was a longtime member of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church with one of her most memorable religious experiences being the 2014 hands-on blessing by Pope Francis at the Vatican in the presence of her granddaughter, Lena Scrivanich.

Mary also was active in the Butler Little Theatre and Musical Theatre Guild.

Mary is survived by her son, Henry, and his wife, Cindy, of Butler; her daughter, Becky, of Healdsburg, Calif.; and six grandchildren, Taylor Dimmick of Columbus, Ohio, Hunter Dimmick of Pittsburgh, Lena and Marigrace Scrivanich of Denver, Colo., and Nicholas and Eric Scrivanich of Healdsburg, Calif.

Mary was preceded in death by her loving husband of 39 years, Henry, in 1997; her grandson, Luke Scrivanich II in 2013; four brothers; and three sisters.

DIMMICK — Friends of Mary Louise Catherine Yamnitzky Dimmick, who died Sunday, March 19, 2017, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church, 1660 N. Main St. Ext. The Rev. Nick Argentieri, pastor, will officiate. Private entombment will follow at the Mausoleum of Calvary Cemetery in Butler.Anyone desiring to make a donation should direct them to either St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church or the Butler County Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew, PA 16053.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.