Frederic C. Bell

Frederic C. Bell, age 82, of Butler, formerly of Boyers, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 10th, 2023, at Allegheny General Hospital.

He was born March 23rd, 1941, in Boyers, PA, as the son of the late Lewis and Gladine (Walls) Bell.

Fred was a 1959 graduate of Moniteau High School and a 1962 graduate of Duff's Business School.  He was a member of the former St. Alphonsus Parish and present St. Faustina Parish and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was one of the founding members of Marion Township’s Little League in Boyers. He was an avid fundraiser for Marion Twp. Volunteer Fire Department along with being a longtime secretary & treasurer for Marion Twp. Fred worked for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in the early 1960’s and then worked for National Storage in Boyers, PA. He finished his working career at Armco Steel in Butler, where he worked in the melt shop from 1965 until his retirement in 1999. Fred enjoyed spending his free time hunting, fishing, gardening, family beach vacations, playing cards, and traveling with friends. Out of everything, Fred most enjoyed being the BEST Papa to his 8 grandchildren- he never missed any of their activities.

In addition to his wife of 62 years, Antonetta (Niro), Fred is survived by: his son, Randy (Sharon) Bell of Apopka, FL; his three daughters: Robin (Rob) Bowser of Butler, Jocelyn (Michael) Kondos of Evans City, and Cindy (Ryan) Morton of Butler; along with his grandchildren: Emily (Bowser) Schreiber and Edward IV, Brett Bowser, Zoie Kondos, Abbey Kondos and her significant other Peter Record, Bailey Kondos, and Ethan, Brynn, and Noah Morton. He is also survived by his niece: Sharon Sanderson and great nieces: Megan and Erin Sanderson of Minneola, FL.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Georgia Deal, and sister in law, Rita Blair, as well as his best friend Nando Tomei who he went on many adventures with.

Family and Friends will be received for Visitation from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 Friday October 13, 2023 at the William F Young Funeral Home 132 Main Street West Sunbury. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Saturday October 14, 2023 at St. Louis Church, West Sunbury with Father Sean Francis officiating. Burial will be in Epiphany Cemetery, Deer Road Boyers.

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