June A. Hixenbaugh

Private funeral services were held on Tuesday for June A. Hixenbaugh, 84, of Stockdale, who passed away on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in Forbes Hospice, Pittsburgh. A daughter of the late Frank and Lottie Hough Chew, she was born June 12, 1929, in Charleroi. June was a member of the First Christian Church of Charleroi where she served as deacon, past matron of the California Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, past worthy high princess of the Margaret E. Caven Shrine No. 42, White Shrine of Jerusalem, and the Roscoe American Legion Post 801 Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her son, Daryl W. Hixenbaugh; nieces, Shirley Smith and husband, William, Linda Lapinski, Janet Rotolo and Rose Marie Bird and husband, Ron; nephews, Frank "Dale" Chew and Glenn Chew; sister-in-law, Shirley Chew; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred V. Hixenbaugh; son, Robert V. Hixenbaugh; sister, Betty Chew Anderson; brothers, Glenn "Pudge" Chew, Frank "Bud" Chew; sister-in-law, Elise Chew; and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ida M. and Alfred J. Hixenbaugh. Interment was in Howe Cemetery, Coal Center. Arrangements were entrusted to MELENYZER-DuBARR FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 1008 Furlong Ave., Roscoe. In honor of June, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the First Christian Church, 61 Walnut Ridge Road, Charleroi, PA 15022.