John J. Andres
June 27, 1913 ~ April 5, 2012
John J. Andres, 98, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 5, 2012 at 12:02 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia.
He was born June 27, 1913 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late John Andres and Mary Bobak Andres.
As a very young man he worked at area coal mines and hauled coal in his own dump truck in the 1940's and 50's. He was employed at Steel Drum in East Butler prior to working at ARMCO from 1942 to 1976 where he retired from the Stainless Shipping department. He built his own home where he resided for seventy years and built or remodeled numerous homes in that area as rental properties. As an avid deer hunter, he was extremely proud of the 14-point buck he shot in Butler County. Using his imagination to recycle items into new, creative, and useful objects, he rarely threw anything away. In his 80's and 90's his passion was spending hours on end dismantling unwanted metal items, recycling them, and donating all the proceeds earned from the scrap to the Penn Christian Academy in Butler. He was a member of the Slovak Church of God in Lyndora until it joined the Butler Church of God in the mid-1930s. This church went on to become the North Main Street Church of God where he remained a faithful and tithing member all his life. He was a church usher and member of the Keenagers Sunday School class. He loved listening to music by Bill Gaither and other gospel singers. For as long as he was physically able, he also loved attending his church several times a week. The joy of hard work brought it own satisfaction and he thrived on always keeping busy and mowed his own grass until he was 97 years old. Work was his hobby and work was his life. He resided at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot from August 2010 until his passing.
Mr. Andres is survived by one son, Kenneth L. Andres and his wife Lynn of Butler, PA; one daughter, Rose Marie Hancock of Fredericksburg, Virginia; three step daughters, Donna Slamon and her husband Dennis of Woodland Hills, California, M. Kay Warheit and her husband Matthew and Jymie Kelly and her husband Richard both of Butler, Pennsylvania; surviving grandchildren, Laura Gray and her husband Gregory of Norfolk, VA, Michael Andres and his wife Michelle of Butler, PA and David Andres and his wife Donna of Olathe, KS.; surviving step grandchildren, Joey and Matthew Slamon of CA. Goeff and Kris Warheit of Butler, Richard and Erin Kelly of Butler, Fred and David Hancock of FL, Kathy Vinson of FL, Thomas Hancock of LA, and Terry Hancock of VA; several great grandchildren three brothers, Paul Andres of Butler, PA Ben Andres and his wife Sara of Elyria, OH and Edward Andres of Michigan; one sister, Martha Heichel of Elyria, OH and numerous nieces, nephews, and step-family members.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Andres whom he married on October, 9, 1937 and passed away of July 18, 1976, by his second wife, Gladys Andres whom he married on June 5, 1977 and passed away on September 18, 2010 and also by two brothers, Michael and Joseph Andres; and four sisters, Mary Bechek, Ann Bohun, Sue Martenson, and Bess Fair.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North St. Butler, PA, with Pastor David Brown of North Main Street Church of God, officiating.
Burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.
June 27, 1913 ~ April 5, 2012
John J. Andres, 98, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 5, 2012 at 12:02 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia.
He was born June 27, 1913 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late John Andres and Mary Bobak Andres.
As a very young man he worked at area coal mines and hauled coal in his own dump truck in the 1940's and 50's. He was employed at Steel Drum in East Butler prior to working at ARMCO from 1942 to 1976 where he retired from the Stainless Shipping department. He built his own home where he resided for seventy years and built or remodeled numerous homes in that area as rental properties. As an avid deer hunter, he was extremely proud of the 14-point buck he shot in Butler County. Using his imagination to recycle items into new, creative, and useful objects, he rarely threw anything away. In his 80's and 90's his passion was spending hours on end dismantling unwanted metal items, recycling them, and donating all the proceeds earned from the scrap to the Penn Christian Academy in Butler. He was a member of the Slovak Church of God in Lyndora until it joined the Butler Church of God in the mid-1930s. This church went on to become the North Main Street Church of God where he remained a faithful and tithing member all his life. He was a church usher and member of the Keenagers Sunday School class. He loved listening to music by Bill Gaither and other gospel singers. For as long as he was physically able, he also loved attending his church several times a week. The joy of hard work brought it own satisfaction and he thrived on always keeping busy and mowed his own grass until he was 97 years old. Work was his hobby and work was his life. He resided at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot from August 2010 until his passing.
Mr. Andres is survived by one son, Kenneth L. Andres and his wife Lynn of Butler, PA; one daughter, Rose Marie Hancock of Fredericksburg, Virginia; three step daughters, Donna Slamon and her husband Dennis of Woodland Hills, California, M. Kay Warheit and her husband Matthew and Jymie Kelly and her husband Richard both of Butler, Pennsylvania; surviving grandchildren, Laura Gray and her husband Gregory of Norfolk, VA, Michael Andres and his wife Michelle of Butler, PA and David Andres and his wife Donna of Olathe, KS.; surviving step grandchildren, Joey and Matthew Slamon of CA. Goeff and Kris Warheit of Butler, Richard and Erin Kelly of Butler, Fred and David Hancock of FL, Kathy Vinson of FL, Thomas Hancock of LA, and Terry Hancock of VA; several great grandchildren three brothers, Paul Andres of Butler, PA Ben Andres and his wife Sara of Elyria, OH and Edward Andres of Michigan; one sister, Martha Heichel of Elyria, OH and numerous nieces, nephews, and step-family members.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Andres whom he married on October, 9, 1937 and passed away of July 18, 1976, by his second wife, Gladys Andres whom he married on June 5, 1977 and passed away on September 18, 2010 and also by two brothers, Michael and Joseph Andres; and four sisters, Mary Bechek, Ann Bohun, Sue Martenson, and Bess Fair.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North St. Butler, PA, with Pastor David Brown of North Main Street Church of God, officiating.
Burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.
John J. Andres
June 27, 1913 ~ April 5, 2012
John J. Andres, 98, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 5, 2012 at 12:02 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia.
He was born June 27, 1913 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late John Andres and Mary Bobak Andres.
As a very young man he worked at area coal mines and hauled coal in his own dump truck in the 1940's and 50's. He was employed at Steel Drum in East Butler prior to working at ARMCO from 1942 to 1976 where he retired from the Stainless Shipping department. He built his own home where he resided for seventy years and built or remodeled numerous homes in that area as rental properties. As an avid deer hunter, he was extremely proud of the 14-point buck he shot in Butler County. Using his imagination to recycle items into new, creative, and useful objects, he rarely threw anything away. In his 80's and 90's his passion was spending hours on end dismantling unwanted metal items, recycling them, and donating all the proceeds earned from the scrap to the Penn Christian Academy in Butler. He was a member of the Slovak Church of God in Lyndora until it joined the Butler Church of God in the mid-1930s. This church went on to become the North Main Street Church of God where he remained a faithful and tithing member all his life. He was a church usher and member of the Keenagers Sunday School class. He loved listening to music by Bill Gaither and other gospel singers. For as long as he was physically able, he also loved attending his church several times a week. The joy of hard work brought it own satisfaction and he thrived on always keeping busy and mowed his own grass until he was 97 years old. Work was his hobby and work was his life. He resided at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot from August 2010 until his passing.
Mr. Andres is survived by one son, Kenneth L. Andres and his wife Lynn of Butler, PA; one daughter, Rose Marie Hancock of Fredericksburg, Virginia; three step daughters, Donna Slamon and her husband Dennis of Woodland Hills, California, M. Kay Warheit and her husband Matthew and Jymie Kelly and her husband Richard both of Butler, Pennsylvania; surviving grandchildren, Laura Gray and her husband Gregory of Norfolk, VA, Michael Andres and his wife Michelle of Butler, PA and David Andres and his wife Donna of Olathe, KS.; surviving step grandchildren, Joey and Matthew Slamon of CA. Goeff and Kris Warheit of Butler, Richard and Erin Kelly of Butler, Fred and David Hancock of FL, Kathy Vinson of FL, Thomas Hancock of LA, and Terry Hancock of VA; several great grandchildren three brothers, Paul Andres of Butler, PA Ben Andres and his wife Sara of Elyria, OH and Edward Andres of Michigan; one sister, Martha Heichel of Elyria, OH and numerous nieces, nephews, and step-family members.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Andres whom he married on October, 9, 1937 and passed away of July 18, 1976, by his second wife, Gladys Andres whom he married on June 5, 1977 and passed away on September 18, 2010 and also by two brothers, Michael and Joseph Andres; and four sisters, Mary Bechek, Ann Bohun, Sue Martenson, and Bess Fair.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North St. Butler, PA, with Pastor David Brown of North Main Street Church of God, officiating.
Burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.
June 27, 1913 ~ April 5, 2012
John J. Andres, 98, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 5, 2012 at 12:02 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia.
He was born June 27, 1913 in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late John Andres and Mary Bobak Andres.
As a very young man he worked at area coal mines and hauled coal in his own dump truck in the 1940's and 50's. He was employed at Steel Drum in East Butler prior to working at ARMCO from 1942 to 1976 where he retired from the Stainless Shipping department. He built his own home where he resided for seventy years and built or remodeled numerous homes in that area as rental properties. As an avid deer hunter, he was extremely proud of the 14-point buck he shot in Butler County. Using his imagination to recycle items into new, creative, and useful objects, he rarely threw anything away. In his 80's and 90's his passion was spending hours on end dismantling unwanted metal items, recycling them, and donating all the proceeds earned from the scrap to the Penn Christian Academy in Butler. He was a member of the Slovak Church of God in Lyndora until it joined the Butler Church of God in the mid-1930s. This church went on to become the North Main Street Church of God where he remained a faithful and tithing member all his life. He was a church usher and member of the Keenagers Sunday School class. He loved listening to music by Bill Gaither and other gospel singers. For as long as he was physically able, he also loved attending his church several times a week. The joy of hard work brought it own satisfaction and he thrived on always keeping busy and mowed his own grass until he was 97 years old. Work was his hobby and work was his life. He resided at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot from August 2010 until his passing.
Mr. Andres is survived by one son, Kenneth L. Andres and his wife Lynn of Butler, PA; one daughter, Rose Marie Hancock of Fredericksburg, Virginia; three step daughters, Donna Slamon and her husband Dennis of Woodland Hills, California, M. Kay Warheit and her husband Matthew and Jymie Kelly and her husband Richard both of Butler, Pennsylvania; surviving grandchildren, Laura Gray and her husband Gregory of Norfolk, VA, Michael Andres and his wife Michelle of Butler, PA and David Andres and his wife Donna of Olathe, KS.; surviving step grandchildren, Joey and Matthew Slamon of CA. Goeff and Kris Warheit of Butler, Richard and Erin Kelly of Butler, Fred and David Hancock of FL, Kathy Vinson of FL, Thomas Hancock of LA, and Terry Hancock of VA; several great grandchildren three brothers, Paul Andres of Butler, PA Ben Andres and his wife Sara of Elyria, OH and Edward Andres of Michigan; one sister, Martha Heichel of Elyria, OH and numerous nieces, nephews, and step-family members.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Andres whom he married on October, 9, 1937 and passed away of July 18, 1976, by his second wife, Gladys Andres whom he married on June 5, 1977 and passed away on September 18, 2010 and also by two brothers, Michael and Joseph Andres; and four sisters, Mary Bechek, Ann Bohun, Sue Martenson, and Bess Fair.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North St. Butler, PA, with Pastor David Brown of North Main Street Church of God, officiating.
Burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.
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