Margaret A. Janicka, 86, of
Butler, passed away on January 8, 2012 at 6:30 a.m.
at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.
She was born January 16,
1925 in Struthers, Ohio.
Mrs. Janicka was a graduate
of Butler High School and attended Secretarial
school. She was a member of the Calvary United
Presbyterian Church for over 60 years until its
close and then she attended Trinity Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. Janicka was homemaker. In her earlier
years she worked for Dr. W. Leroy Eisler. She was a
life member of the Butler Historical Society and the
Butler Hospital Auxiliary. She liked to play golf
and was a member of the Butler Country Club, the
Ladies Duffers at Stoughton Acres, and the Armco
Country Club. Margaret liked to play cards,
especially 500. She was a member of the Butler 44
club for over 65 years and played bridge in several
groups. She like to read, travel and play canasta
with her neighbors.
Mrs. Janicka is survived by
her husband Stanley J. Janicka whom she married June
22, 1949; one daughter, Deborah Cumberland and her
husband Robin of Ashtabula, OH; two grandchildren,
Barton & Rachel Cumberland; one sister-in-law,
Gertrude Klingensmith of Butler, PA; a number of
nieces and nephews; and the women who lovingly cared
for her during the past year and a half.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Loyal B. Spang and May Bellis Spang
and James Craigen and Mary Thomson Craigen and one
son, Loyal Daniel "Danny" Janicka.
Friends will be received
Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the
Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North
Street Butler, PA.
Funeral services will be held immediately following
at 11 a.m. with Pastor Richard Rowe interim pastor
at Trinity Presbyterian Church officiating.
Interment will take place in
the North Side Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be
made to Lifesteps, 383 New Castle Road, Butler, PA
16001 or VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology
Drive, Butler, PA 16001.
