Geibel

Norma Jean Geibel, 89, of Butler, passed away in the presence of her loving family Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at Concordia at the Orchard.

Born Oct. 24, 1936, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. Ferne and Eleanor McMillan Ferne.

Norma was a homemaker.

She was a member of Sts. Francis and Clare Parish, St. Wendelin Roman Catholic Church.

She belonged to the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed playing bingo and the lottery and making trips to the casino. A devoted grandmother, she loved attending her grandchildren’s events.

Norma’s family extends its sincere thanks to Concordia at the Orchard and to Norma’s hospice nurse, Candace. The family will be forever indebted to you for the love, empathy, compassion and grace you gave to our mother, mother-in-law and grandmother.

Norma is survived by three children, Kevin Geibel and his wife, Kathy, of Cabot, Scott M. Geibel and his wife, Donna, of East Butler, and Dee Cottage and her husband, Dale, of Butler; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth E. Geibel; an infant son, Kenneth Geibel; one daughter, Marci Angert; one son-in-law, Tom Angert; and the relatives who raised her, Charlotte Ferne Fennell and Howard Fennell.

GEIBEL — Friends of Norma Jean Geibel, who died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in MARTIN FUNERAL HOME DOWNTOWN, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Sts. Francis and Clare Parish, St. Wendelin Roman Catholic Church, 210 St. Wendelin Road, Butler, with the Rev. Matt McClain officiating.

Burial will take place in St. Wendelin Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Norma Jean Geibel to Good Samaritan Hospice, 116 Browns Hill Road, Suite 100, Valencia, PA 16059; or to the American Heart Association at heart.org; or to the American Cancer Society at fightcancer.org

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