
Bruce L. Fry, Sr., age 68, of Butler, passed away Wednesday at VNA Inpatient Hospice. Born in Butler on November 14, 1946, he was a son of the late Charles Ralph Fry and Catherine Mae McQuistion Fry. He was a professor at Butler County Community College for 30 years, having taught mathematics and accounting. Bruce was a member of the South Butler Volunteer Fire Department, where he formerly served as treasurer. He was a former member of the Meridian Volunteer Fire Department. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Army. Bruce is survived by his wife of 30 years, Bonnie Homison Fry. The couple married on June 14, 1985. He is also survived by five sons, Bruce L. Fry, Jr., and his fiancée, Nicole Ernfield, of Butler, Thaddeus B. Fry, Sr. and his wife, Leigh, of Butler, Travis X. Fry, of Butler, Cordell M. Fry, of Butler, and Emmett C. Fry, of Butler; two daughters, Lillian C. Fry, of Butler, and Candice I. Fry, of Butler; one brother, Thomas Fry and his wife, Patricia, of Butler; and two sisters, Sandra K. Chiancone, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Patricia Carben and her husband, Joseph, of Butler. In addition, he is survived by three grandchildren, Thaddeus Fry, Jr., Payton Fry, and Austin Fry; one sister-in-law, Cindy Fry, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; one brother-in-law, Robert DeSantis, of Texas; and a number of nieces and nephews. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Charles Fry; one sister, Barbara DeSantis; and one brother-in-law, Chuck Chiancone. Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler. Burial will take place in Butler County Memorial Park. The Bereavement Group of Saint Michael the Archangel Parish will meet at the funeral home on Friday at 3 p.m. to conduct a Scriptural Wake Service. The family requests memorial donations to VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001.
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