Ralph L. D'Antonio, Jr., age 43, of Butler, passed away Saturday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Butler on December 15, 1972.

A graduate of Slippery Rock University with a bachelor's degree in art, Ralph was employed for the past ten years as an art teacher in the Karns City Area School District.

He was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church and the Associated Artists of Butler County.

He is survived by his wife, Kara L. Travers D'Antonio; one son, Rocco D'Antonio, at home; his parents, Ralph and Kathy D'Antonio, of Butler; one brother, Michael D'Antonio, of Butler; three sisters, Eve D'Antonio, of Sarasota, FL., Jennifer Ames, of Los Angeles, CA, and Victoria Ridder and her husband, Alexander, of Denver, CO.; two uncles, James D'Antonio and his wife, Judy, of Butler, and Michael D'Antonio and his wife, Mary Lou, of Raleigh, NC; one aunt , Karen D'Antonio Starnes; one great-uncle and aunt, Victor and Georgia Cherry, of Butler; and numerous cousins.

He is also survived by his in-laws, Robert and Kathryn Travers, of Columbia, MD; and one brother-in-law, Philip Travers, of Columbia, MD.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Wednesday from 3-7 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated from St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler, on Thursday at 10 a.m.

Burial will take place in St. Michael's Cemetery.