Darlene M. Oertel, 68, of Connoquenssing Township, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 1, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. at her residence .

She was born February 26, 1946 in Butler, PA to the late Herbert W. Orth, Sr. and Jane D. (Cubbison) Orth.

Darlene was a machine operator at Mailing Services of Pittsburgh. She enjoyed camping, playing Bingo, working on cars with her husband. Darlene was a graduate of Butler High School Class of 1964.

Darlene is survived by her husband William A. Oertel whom she married on July 19. 2003; her children, Michelle Hays of Butler, PA, Richard M. Wolfe, Jr. and his wife Janet of Brandenburg, KY, Traci Shearer and her husband Randy of Butler, PA and Tim Wolfe and his girlfriend Holly of Butler, PA; five grandchildren, Krysti Weaver, Travis Wolfe and his wife Renee, Bekah Mora and her husband Yuri, Blake Shearer, Tyler Shearer; two great grandchildren Crystal Wolfe and Audriana Mora; two brothers, Herbert W. Orth, Jr. and Ronald W. Orth both of Butler; three sisters, Marian J. Scott and her husband Scotty of Slippery Rock, PA, Delores J. "DeDe" Collins of Rocklin, CA and Karen A. Manny of Butler, PA; five nieces; six nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Robert Hays; her grandson Brandon Weaver; her nephew, Harold Scott, Jr.; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law Oscar and Carrie Oertel.

Friends will be received Thursday, December 4, 2014, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street Butler, PA. A funeral service will follow at 8:00 p.m. with Reverend Bill Glassman, of Living Word Evangelical Free Church officiating.

Private burial will take place in the Greenlawn Burial Estates.