Evelyn M. (Lawther) Cotto

Evelyn M. Cotto, age 87, of Valencia, passed away on Saturday morning, September 27, 2025 at St. Barnabas Home in Gibsonia.  Wife of the late Luis A. Cotto-Flores, who she married on March 6, 1965 and who died on September 27, 2021.

Born in Gibsonia, PA on February 5, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Jessie Dobson Lawther.

Evelyn had been a care aide at St. Barnabas Home and was a member of LifePointe Alliance Church in Mars.

Mother of Debra Lerch (Marko), Robin Cosme (Felix), Lisa Cotto (Dave), Kimberly Cotto-Mimm (the late Shawn), Shannon Cotto (Dan), the late James Lawther (Sharon), Charles Cotto, David Cotto (Patty) and the late Daniel Cotto. Grandmother of Nicole, Kristen, Kurtis, Tyler, Alex, Kevin, Alaina, Emma and Adalyn and great grandmother of Alaya, Avery, Autumn, Max, Briella and Lucas.

Sister of Robert “Butch” Lawther, Daniel Lawther (Debbie), Rod Lawther (Florence), the late George Lawther, the late William Lawther, the late Gerald Lawther, Edward Lawther, Beatrice Rodriguez, Harriet Vasquez, Alice Howryla and Cheryl Zabish and nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM at Penn Glade Lions Club, 140 Church Rd. Butler, PA 16002. Arrangements are under the direction of the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc. 238 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at stjude.org.