Rudolph Kresh Jr.
Rudolph E. Kresh Jr., 91, of Butler, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at home with family.
Rudy was born July 15, 1930, in Bethlehem, Pa., and raised in Nazareth, Pa., and was the son of the late Rudolph E. Kresh Sr. and Irene Mae (Lear) Treon.
He earned his own way through Moravian College, where he received a B.S. degree in business administration.
He spent most of his career working for Burroughs Corp. in computer programming and systems analysis and design, including programmer management in the Pittsburgh and Trenton offices. He also worked for Lehigh Structural Steel Co. in Allentown, where he installed their first IBM system, and TRW-Fujitsu in Pittsburgh and Orlando, where he installed ATM systems on the eastern seaboard.
Rudy was a tireless volunteer for worthy causes. He was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in All Saints Parish, where he served as an usher, parish council member and CYO leader. He was a member of the Knight of Columbus, and enjoyed passing out Tootsie rolls at Walmart to raise money, benefiting St. Anthony School and McGuire Home. He was also a Boy Scout leader and midget football coach. He managed horse shows for both 4-H and the Butler County Saddle Club, the latter for the benefit of the Easterseals Society, for which he earned the Brace for an Ace award by increasing donations ten-fold. He was also a past president of MORA Club, worked with Habitat for Humanity, and served on the board of Tanglewood Senior Center.
He enjoyed family, travel, Civil War history, auto racing, golf and sports. He was a regular fan at school and sporting events whenever his children, grandchildren or other family members were participating.
Rudy is survived by his wife of 67 years, Anna (Tanczos) Kresh, whom he married on July 17, 1954, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bath, Pa.; his children, David (Cathi) Kresh of Washington, Pa., Irene (Jack) Rosati of McDonald, Pa., Daniel (Kim) Kresh of Butler and Teresa (Roger) McDowell of Butler; his grandchildren, James Rosati, Christina McElhinny, Megan McDowell, Patrick Kresh, Carrie Porr, Eric Hansen, Jared Hoffman and Carolyn Timko; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Leonard Kresh; and his grandson, Jacob Kresh.
KRESH — Family and friends of Rudolph E. Kresh Jr., who died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Parish, St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church, 1660 N. Main St. Ext., Butler.
Burial will be at St. Michael Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Knights of Columbus Bishop's Project at www.bishopsprojectkofc.org.
Please visit www.thompson-miller.com.
