Martha M. (Zinn)
Balfour, age 90, of South Eberhart Road, Butler, Pennsylvania
formerly of Connoquenessing, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 at
11:53 A.M. surrounded by her family at the residence of her daughter
and son in-law Linda and Thomas Sheridan. She will be sadly missed
by her loving family and friends.
Born November 22, 1919 in Butler,
Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George Zinn and Cora
Snyder Zinn.
Mrs. Balfour was a member of
Connoquenessing United Methodist Church. She was a Nurses Aide at
the Butler Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1983. Mrs. Balfour was a
former member of Butler Chapter #45 O.E.S. and V.F.W. Women's
Auxiliary. She also was a member of the United Methodist Women.
Mrs. Balfour is survived by, two
daughters, Linda Sheridan and her husband Thomas of Meridian,
Pennsylvania, and Beverly (Becky) Balfour of Thousand Oaks,
California. Two grandchildren, the joys of her life Megan Sheridan
of Baltimore, Maryland and John Sheridan of Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
Mrs. Balfour was preceded in death by
her husband John C. Balfour they were married on April 13,1940. He
preceded her in death on November 8,1999 and by one son, Tim Balfour
. She was also preceded in death by four sisters.
Friends will be received at the
Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler,
Pennsylvania on Sunday May 2, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M.
Funeral services will be held at the
Connoquenessing United Methodist Church on Monday May 3 ,2010 at
11:00 A.M. with Rev. Nancy Shute of Connoquenessing United Methodist
Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial
Estates .
In lieu of flowers the family of
Martha Balfour suggests donations to the American Parkinson's
Disease Association, 420 East North Ave. Suite 500, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15212.
A Life Remembered . . .