Janet R. Westerman, 91, formerly of Butler, died at 3:50 p.m. Thursday at Brady View Manor in East Brady.

Born May 11, 1917, in East Butler, she was the daughter of the late Blair L. Roudybush and the late Esther Kison Roudybush.

Mrs. Westerman was a member of the First Baptist Church in Butler.

She was a secretary for her husband, Blair Westerman, who was a tax consultant in Butler.

Mrs. Westerman received her teaching certificate from Slippery Rock State Normal School, now Slippery Rock University. In her early years Mrs. Westerman was a fifth-grade teacher at Winfield Township Elementary School for 11 years.

She was a former member of the Lions Club Auxiliary and a former member of the Butler Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Mrs. Westerman was a member of Butler Chapter 45 Order of the Eastern Star.

Mrs. Westerman is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Blaine (Carol) Frederick; and two grandchildren and their spouses, Tammy and Chris Schweikert of Butler and Todd and Kathy Frederick of East Brady. Also surviving are two great-granddaughters, two great-grandsons and by a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Westerman was preceded in death by her husband, Blair E. Westerman, who died Feb. 8, 1999; one grandson, Terry Frederick; one brother; and three sisters.

<B>WESTERMAN</B> — Friends and family of Janet R. Westerman, who died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with Pastor David Maitland officiating. Interment will follow in the Butler County Memorial Park.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.