Dolores T. Sickler, 86, Tyrone, died Wednesday.

She was born in Tyrone, daughter of the late William C. and Janet Robison Trimble. On June 27, 1953, she married Harry K. Sickler Jr. at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Tyrone.

Surviving are her husband; five children: Linda (Russell) Suda, Colleen Sickler Mertiff, Mary Suzanne Tomer, Deborah Sickler and Timothy W. Sickler; 13 grandchildren: Ryan Grabill, Matt and Tyler Mertiff, Russell, Lauren and Alex Suda, Shemron, Gilad and Shawntal Tomer, Noelle Hess, Leah Heaton and Talon and Tage Sickler; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Nancy Trimble.

She was preceded in death by a son, Harry K. Sickler III; and a brother, William Trimble.

Dolores was a 1949 graduate of Tyrone High School. After graduation, she had been employed as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone Co. While in high school, she had served as the first head majorette.

She was a member of the C.D. of A. Court St. Rita and Tyrone Service League, and she had served as organizer of her THS class reunions. She enjoyed trips to Notre Dame football games and the evenings beforehand spent with special friends Ara Parseghin and Tony Androski. She also liked the beach and enjoyed spending many summers there. Dolores loved her home and was very strong in her Catholic faith.

Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2017, at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2017, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Tyrone, Father Jozef Kovacik celebrant. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Contributions in her memory may be made to St. Matthew Elementary School, 1105 Cameron Ave., Tyrone, PA 16686.