Fibick

Carole A. Fibick left this life on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at the age of 90.

She was born Dec. 4, 1935, in Butler, to Walter H. And Grace L. Fibick.

Carole was a lifelong member of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she was a former member of the senior choir and the music committee until her retirement in 1993.

Carole was a 1953 graduate of Butler Senior High School and a 1957 graduate of Clarion University, where she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, and Phi Beta Kappa. She received her Master’s in Education from Slippery Rock University in 1968.

From 1957 to 1993, Carole was an elementary teacher in the Butler Area School District. She taught at Center Avenue, Emily Brittain and McQuistion schools.

Carole was a member of PSERS, PASR, AARP and a former member of the Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. After retirement, she enjoyed vacationing at Panama City Beach in Florida, where she became a resident in 2019. While there, she was a member of Venture Out Chapel. Reading, doing crossword puzzles, cooking and using the computer were activities she enjoyed.

Carole is survived by many friends and relatives, including her sister, Joan Fibick Appel; nieces, who are Jody Appel Smith, Jacqueline Forcht McElhaney, Jennifer Forcht and Jocelyn Forcht Langfitt; two nephews, Joseph Appel and John Appel. Carole has four grandnieces, Jayme Smith, Phoebe Appel, Jordan McElhaney and Jillian McElhaney; also, two grandnephews, Jarrett Smith and Wyatt Appel.

Carole was the godmother to the four daughters of Mr. And Mrs. Robert D. Fry, who are Brenda Caruso, Barbara Moser, Beverly Plocki and Bridget Shafer.

Her parents, Grace and Walter Fibick; and her sister, Jean Fibick Forcht, preceded her in death.

Interment will be in Butler County Memorial Park.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.