Raymond B. Blaine, DDS Obituary (1924 - 2018)

Raymond B Blaine, DDS, age 93 of Butler, PA passed away peacefully at home Saturday, following a lengthy illness. He was born November 28, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA and was the son of the late Raymond Wesley and Bessie Bowman Blaine. He was reared in Pittsburgh and in Kane, PA. Dr. Blaine was a member of the 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 he earned his DDS at the University of Pittsburgh in 1947. Dr. Blaine served in the US 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 the Butler Dental Society. He also served on the board of directors of the Butler Country Club, where he remained a member until 2017. He served on the 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, Dr. Blaine was preceded in death by his brother, William Franklin Blaine and his beloved wife Mary Jane (Turnblacer) Blaine in February 19,2007. He is survived by his four children: William (Carol) Blaine of Chicago, Illinois; Wesley Blaine (Felicia) of Fairfax, Va; Mary Elizabeth Blaine Lemmo (Denny) of Zelienople, PA; and Christine Blaine (Jim Medved) of Washington, PA; as well as 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 at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc. 124 East North Street, Butler PA, 16001 on Wednesday November 14, 2018 from 2-4 and 7-9 where a funeral service will be held on Thursday November 15, 2018 at 11:00 Am with Pastor John Silbert Officiant. Entombment will be at Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. Officers and members of the 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 can be made the Covenant United Presbyterian Church, 230 East Jefferson Street, Butler, PA 16001