Gamble

Mark Eugene Gamble, 72, of Butler died at 5:15 a.m. Monday at the Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Jan. 19, 1934, in Butler, he was the son of Harrison Ross Gamble and Ellen May French Gamble.

He was a member of the Penn Glade Lions. He was active in clowning and known as Mark-O and belonged to the M.S. Team. He also belonged to the Pennsylvania Country Music Association and the Tri-State Country Music Association. He also was in the Country Clown Band.

He was a warehouse repairman at Sprint for 28 years.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Dennis (Deborah) Weleski of Elizabethtown and Mrs. Ted (Cynthia) Ziegenfus, Mrs. Randy (Darlene) Werhnyak and Mrs. Richard (Terri) Angiolieri, all of Butler; six grandchildren, Alicia, Brandi, Chrissy, Danny, Nick and Brooke; and two great-grandchildren, Kaelyn and Brady.

A sister, Mrs. John (Martha) Williams of Vandergrift; several nieces and nephews; and his companion, Pat Byrne, also survive.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Theresa C. Russo Gamble, who died July 7, 2003; a grandson, Mark E. Weleski, who died April 7; eight brothers, John, Earl, Raymond, William, James, Edward, Clifford and Lloyd; and a sister, Margaret Stephenson.

<B>GAMBLE</B> — Friends of Mark Eugene Gamble, who died Monday, Oct. 9, 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>Young Funeral Home</B>, 127 W. Jefferson St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Robert Strobel, pastor of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be at the Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.