Mary Elizabeth "Marie" McGuire, of Butler, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler.

Born in Butler on May 30, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Perifano Giacomo.

A homemaker, she was formerly employed at Deshon Veterans Hospital, which is now known as VA Butler Healthcare, West Penn Power, and Saint Vincent DePaul Society.

Marie was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.  She also belonged to the Ladies Guild of Saint Michael's, the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Order of Alhambra.

Marie was also a well-known poll worker who worked many elections in the City of Butler.

She and her husband, Bob, did much work for the poor and special needs communities in Butler through their involvement in the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the ARC.

Marie was known for her warm, loving and caring nature.  She so greatly loved her family and friends. She was always the first to step up to quietly help someone in need.   She was also a fabulous cook and her pizzelles and Dolly salad were much-requested items for weddings and parties.

She is survived by two daughters, Andrea Strobel and her husband, Wayne, of Butler, and Lauren Peratt and her husband, Rodney, of Butler; one sister, Norma Sybert, of Butler; one sister-in-law, Kathleen McGuire Blake and her husband, Richard, of Dayton, MN; and five grandchildren, Shawn Strobel and his wife, Courtiney, of Saxonburg, Kelly Ellenberger and her husband, Mark, of Butler, and Emily, Caitlin and Michaela Peratt, of Butler.

Also surviving are five great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. McGuire, who passed away October 13, 2002; one daughter, Linda Jean McGuire, who passed away September 23, 2003; one brother; and seven sisters.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Thursday from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 1 p.m. from Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler.

Burial will take place in Saint Michael's Cemetery.

Many thanks to Fr. Harry Bielewicz and Sr. Nancy Schnur for their wonderful spiritual care of Marie.

Memorial donations can be made to the following: Butler Catholic School, Lifesteps, St. Vincent de Paul of Butler or the Order of Alhambra.