Susan Zgibor Tarcha passed away at 1:10 p.m. Sunday (1-9-11) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage. She was 91.

Mrs. Tarcha was born January 1, 1920 in Lyndora, PA a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Danchi Zgibor.

She was a 1937 graduate of Butler (PA) High School and a 1940 alumna of the former Butler County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.

Susan began her nursing career at Butler County Memorial Hospital and then worked as a general duty nurse at the former Buhl Hospital in Sharon from 1941-1943. She retired in 1985 after twenty-five years as a professional private duty nurse.

She and her husband were charter members of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage. She was a former member of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Lyndora. Susan was last the last surviving member of the Butler County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association. She enjoyed antiques, crocheting, word puzzles, flower gardening and traveling to visit family.

Her husband, Michael Tarcha, whom she married February 14, 1943, passed away November 22, 2000.

Surviving are: a daughter, Cathy Sue Tarcha, Girard, Ohio; four sons, Michael L. Tarcha, League City, Texas; Frank E. Tarcha and his wife Lyn, Lenexa, Kansas; Mark S. Tarcha and his wife Cora, Santa Clara, CA; and Gregory P. Tarcha, San Jose, CA; 7 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents and husband, Susan was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.

Calling hours will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday (1-12-11) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.

Friends may email condolences by visiting www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday (1-13-11) in the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with Msgr. Edward J. Zeitler, senior associate, as celebrant.

Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery, Butler, PA.