Obituary

Marian F. Byers Beaver Marian F. Byers, 78, of Beaver (Vanport Twp.), died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Good Samaritan Hospice, Brighton Twp. Born April 6, 1939, in Williamsport, Pa., a daughter of the late James Walter and Marian (Johnson) Simpson, she was a retired registered nurse from the Ellwood City Hospital. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Sam and Jan Brendlinger, Beaver, and James Brendlinger, Beaver; a stepson and his wife, Roy “Chip” and Kimberly Welsh, Tampa, Fla.; a grandchild, Samantha Brown; two great-grandchildren, Jacob and Lucy Brown, and a stepsister, Selma C. Kastner. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the GABAUER-LUTTON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., 117 Blackhawk Road, Chippewa Twp., gabauerfamily funeralhomes.com, where services will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m., with the Rev Lee Bittner officiating. Interment will follow in Beaver Cemetery.