Raymond B. Blaine
Raymond B. Blaine DDS, 93, of Butler, passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, November 10, 2018, following a lengthy illness.
He was born November 28, 1924, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Raymond Wesley and Bessie Bowman Blaine.
He was reared in Pittsburgh and in Kane.
Dr. Blaine was a member of First Covenant United Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder and on the 200 Year Anniversary committee.
He attended Franklin and Marshall College and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery at University of Pittsburgh in 1947.
Dr. Blaine served in the U.S. Navy V-12 during World War II and in the Naval Reserves following the war. He moved to Butler and opened his dental practice in 1947. He practiced dentistry until 2016.
Dr. Blaine served as the President of Butler Dental Society. He also served on the board of directors of Butler Country Club, where he remained a member until 2017. He served on Butler Area School District Board of Directors for several years.
For many years, he offered dental services to the residents at Sunnyview Nursing Home. Dr. Blaine volunteered his services to area clergy, convents and to school students.
In addition to his parents, deceased are his brother, William Franklin Blaine, and his beloved wife, Mary Jane Turnblacer Blaine on February 19, 2007.
He is survived by his four children, William (Carol) Blaine of Chicago, Ill., Wesley Blaine (Felicia) of Fairfax, Va., Mary Elizabeth Blaine Lemmo (Denny) of Zelienople and Christine Blaine (Jim Medved) of Washington; seven grandchildren, Jessica Gottsman, Penny Rimdzius, Tracey Phillips, Raymond Blaine Jr., Leslie Malkowski, Michael Lemmo and Jane Lemmo; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 15, with Pastor John Silbert as officiant. Entombment will be at Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. Officers and members of VFW Post 249 of Butler, American Legion Post 683 of Saxonburg, American Legion Post 117 of Butler and American Legion Post 778 of Lyndora, will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Covenant United Presbyterian Church, 230 East Jefferson Street, Butler, PA 16001.
Condolences may be given at www.thompson-miller.com.