Dorothea Rowene Buttlar

Dorothea Rowene Buttlar passed away on Sunday morning, Jan. 28th, 2018 surrounded by her children & family. Wife of the late Harold Clayton Buttlar. Daughter to the late Mary V. Connelly Sweetall. Loved Mother of: Clayton Connelly (Nancy) Buttlar, Scott Henry Buttlar, Stephen Wade (Ann) Buttlar & Amanda Mary (Patrick) Faucher.

Grandmother to Jason Clayton (Dana) Buttlar, Sean Connelly Buttlar, Emily Elizabeth (Brad) Catto & Atticus Rownan Faucher. Great-grandmother to Grayson & Avery Catto. Sister to Mary Fran Sciulli, and the late Muriel Flaus, Audrey McGrogan, Jack, Robert & Donald Sweetall.

Rowene attended the University of Pittsburgh and worked at Bell Telephone before marrying Harold and moving to Upper St Clair (out in the country). She was a member of the Greentree & Upper St. Clair Historical Society as well as a charter member of USC Coterie and enjoyed the Gourmet Group for many years. She also worked at Upper St Clair High School as a Teacher’s Aid for quite a few years. Rowene visited Ireland several times where she met many cousins who welcomed her warmly. She loved to sit in front of the fire with a cup of good Irish tea.

Mom, our lives will forever be changed without you. You are the most loving, caring soul we will ever know. Your memory will shine on always.

A Memorial Mass will be held Sat. Feb 3rd, 2018 at 11AM at St. John Capistran Church 1610 McMillan Rd, Upper St. Clair, followed there by a gathering of friends and family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or the Upper St. Clair Library where she spent many happy hours.