Mary Jane Ley
September 12, 1923 - March 26, 2015
Mary Jane Ley, 91, of Butler, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at VNA Inpatient Hospice. She was born September 12, 1923 in Curtisville, PA, the daughter of the late William and Emily (Major) Mathewson. Mary Jane graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics School of Business. She was a secretary for Ford Collieries Mining Company before she married her husband, Robert E. Ley in 1950. She was of Christian faith. Mary Jane enjoyed doing all kinds of crafts, gardening and playing piano. Surviving are 3 daughters, Virginia Carr of Butler, Vivian Ley of Butler and Elizabeth (Russell V.) Hull of Springfield, OH; 2 sons, Edward Ley of Byesville, OH and Daniel Ley of Butler; 2 grandsons, David (Tessa) Carr of Butler and Scott Carr of MI; and a sister, Wilma (Jean) Pressau of Evans City. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert E. Ley who died in 1994, sister, Dorothy Mathewson and brothers, George & Howard Mathewson. Private family viewing and services will be held. Interment in the Deer Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Gibsonia, PA. Contributions may be made to the Butler County Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Rd., Renfrew, PA 16053 or the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001.
Mary Jane Ley, 91, of Butler, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at VNA Inpatient Hospice. She was born September 12, 1923 in Curtisville, PA, the daughter of the late William and Emily (Major) Mathewson. Mary Jane graduated from the Pittsburgh... View Obituary & Service Information