Mary Frances Crytzer

Mary Frances Crytzer, 91, of Butler, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at VNA Inpatient Hospice. She was born March 31, 1921 in Butler, PA. Fran (as her friends called her) was the oldest of seven children of the late Samuel A. and Helen Namie Isaac of Butler. On November 23, 1946 she married John G. Crytzer to whom she was married for over 37 years before his passing in 1984. Fran was primarily a homemaker but had worked prior to her marriage at Grant’s, the Spade Shirt Factory, and Pullman Standard. During World War II she was a volunteer at the Veterans Administration Hospital. After her marriage she was the secretary for Andrea’s School of Dance. Fran was a longtime worker for the Butler County Election Bureau in Ward 3 for both Primary and General Elections. An avid bowler, she participated in a number of leagues in the Butler area. She also loved playing cards and belonged to a card club comprised of her sisters and lifelong friends. Fran was a member of St. Anthony’s Orthodox Church, Butler Chapter Order of Eastern Star, St. Anthony’s Ladies Guild, and the Home League of the Salvation Army. During her 91 years she held memberships with St. Peter’s Anglican (Episcopal) Church, the Queen Elizabeth Lodge of the Rebekahs, a past president of the Lorraine Chapter Order of DeMolay Mothers’ Club, the Musical Theater Guild, TOPS Club, and the Butler Band Parents. She also was a volunteer worker for the Musical Theater Guild, Butler Little Theater, Butler Summer Dramatics Project, and the Salvation Army. Surviving are her son, Glenn (Lynn) Crytzer of Butler; grandson, Glenn Crytzer, II of Seattle, WA; granddaughter, Laura Lynn Crytzer of Berea, OH; a sister, Jane (Norman) Wolfe of Largo, FL; a brother, Norman Isaac of El Paso, TX, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters and two brothers. Friends will be received at Young Funeral Home, Ltd., 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler, on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9PM. Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Orthodox Church, Butler, PA with Fr. Bogdan Bucur officiating. Interment will be in the Butler County Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to St. Anthony’s Orthodox Church 400 S. 6th Avenue Butler, PA 16001, or to The Salvation Army, 313 West Cunningham Street Butler, PA 16001 For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.

Mary Frances Crytzer

March 31, 1921 - December 2, 2012