Hepler

Donald C. "Moose'' Hepler, 43, of 225 Mahood Road, CenterTownship, died at 10:50 a.m. Sunday at the Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Butler, Nov. 16, 1962, he was the son of Norma J. Stamm Hepler and the late Donald S. "Hep" Hepler.

He worked at Johnson Controls, which provides plant protection for AK Steel. He formerly was an EMT for the Butler Ambulance Service.

Mr. Hepler has been attending Community Alliance Church.

He was a member of the Unionville Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed golf and bowling and was an avid hunter and an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

He had served as a coach for the Center Township Baseball Association and was their current field maintenance director. He also was a coach for Center Township Midget Football Mighty Mites.

Surviving are his wife, Shelley L. Hockenberry Hepler, whom he married June 11, 1994; and five children, Randy, Michael, Cheyenne, Lee and Dalton. He also is survived by his mother; two brothers, Jim (Kim) Hepler and David "Dutch" (Ann Marie) Hepler; his grandmother, Irene Stamm; and many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a grandmother and two grandfathers.

<B>HEPLER </B>— Friends of Donald C. "Moose" Hepler, who died Sunday, June 11, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Krajacic, pastor of Community Alliance Church, officiating. Burial will be at West Sunbury Union Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shelley Hepler for the benefit of the family to Farmers National Bank, P.O. Box 52, Butler, PA 16003. Donations also may be dropped off at the Bon Aire or Meridian offices of the bank.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com..