Jon W. Campbell Obituary (1932 - 2020)

Jon W. Campbell, 88, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on March 3, 2020 at the Butler Memorial Hospital. He was born January 27, 1932 in Meridian, Pennsylvania to the late Dr. H. Theodore Campbell and Miriam Trezise Campbell. Jon lived in Butler his entire life except for seven years. He is a Korean War veteran who served in the United States Navy as a weatherman from 1951-55. He spent two years in Pearl Harbor, often sleeping on the beach while off duty. After returning from service he married his wife Connie and they had 60 happy years together. Jon is the proud father of three daughters and eight grandchildren. After the service, Jon used the GI Bill to attend Penn State and graduated with a degree in Industrial Psychology in 1958 and was a member of the Phi DeltaTheta. He worked for Proctor and Gamble in the case foods division. He introduced Jif peanut butter and Duncan Hines cake mix to central Pennsylvania. He also worked for Pullman Standard as a photographer and even had a stint as Register and Recorder of Butler County and the Butler City Treasurer. Jon's most interesting story is that he was a Penn State football usher for 35 years. He drove from Butler to Penn State in all kinds of weather and only missed six games during that time. He displayed a collection of Penn State memorabilia in a coffee table in his living room. Jon and Connie enjoyed traveling to Australia, Paris, Germany and Hawaii. His favorite trip was a Rocky Mountaineer Rail Trip that started in Vancouver and highly recommended that one! Jon enjoyed bridge, golf, bingo, jazz and the Elks Bowling league. He was a member of Calvary United Presbyterian Church and First United Methodist Church. Jon was a member of Butler Elks where he held the title of Exalted Ruler, Butler Lodge #272 F. & A.M. where he was a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of New Castle, Butler Historical Society, Meridian Elementary Reunion Group, PARC, Calvary United Leith Sunday School Class, IMC past president. Jon enjoyed being a Penn State Usher from 1983-2018, Jon and his wife Connie were also founding members of the Butler Valley Sports Car Club, where he was known for flipping his British Green TR3. He is survived by three daughters, Tracy Accardi and her husband Ken of Boston, MA, Jenny Clark and her husband Homer of Butler, PA, and Dawn Rej and her husband Rich of Plymouth, MI; eight grandchildren, Casey and Ryan Accardi, Ruby and her husband Hunter Morgan, Nelson, Emma and Zoe Clark, Alex and Isaac Rej; one sister, Judy Senin and her husband Peter of Burlington, NJ; one brother, Ted Campbell and his wife Becky of Yellow Springs, OH; three brother-in-laws, Steve Hindman and his wife Hannah of Seattle, WA, Wayne Hindman and his wife Lucia and their three girls Nina, Nadia, and Corinne of Butler, PA, John Hindman and his wife Meg and their two girls, Josey and Hadley of Bellingham, WA; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Constance J. "Connie" (Hindman) Campbell whom he married on June 14, 1958 and who passed away on July 27, 2016, and one brother, Steve Campbell. Friends will be received Friday, March 6, 2020, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street Butler, PA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at 11:00 am at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North St. Butler, PA, with Pastor Rob Gillgrist of Oak Hills Christian Church officiating. Entombment will take place in the Chapel of Devotion Mausoleum, at Butler County Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Marion Medical Mission that installs fresh water wells in Africa, www.mmmwater.org.