A Lasting Legacy
The Dick and Mary Jane Hadley Heritage Endowment is the latest addition to the Cranberry Legacy Endowment, established in 2025.
Meet Our Legacies
Endowments
Jerry Andree Legend Endowment
For three decades as Township Manager, Jerry Andree worked with the Board of Supervisors to create sustained, managed growth while ensuring high-quality services to residents. The endowment benefits the Township's parks specifically by funding upgrades, additions, and projects that enhance the quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors to Cranberry Township.
Margery Himes Pillar Endowment
A resident of Sherwood Oaks, Margery Himes believed in the mission of CTCC (now the Cranberry Foundation) and of the Cranberry Public Library. Her estate left a continuing legacy in her name.
Bruce & Conni Mazzoni Pillar Endowment
Bruce Mazzoni is the current vice president of the Cranberry Foundation and was instrumental in establishing its direction from the beginning. Bruce has been a Cranberry Township supervisor since 2005. Conni joined the Foundation in 2015. Together, they have strengthened the community through their volunteer actions.
PNC Bank Pillar Endowment
This endowment was established to support current and future Project of the Year initiatives, beginning with the Community Sign at the intersection of Routes 19 & 228.
Dan & Cheryl Storrs Pillar Endowment
A Cranberry resident since 1995, Dan Storrs represented the Boy Scouts of America in Southern Butler County, helping bring the Scout Monument to the UPMC Sportsplex at Graham Park, via CTCC (now known as the Cranberry Foundation). His passion for the Foundation's work continues with this endowment.
Dick & Mary Jane Hadley Heritage Endowment
For decades, Dick Hadley dedicated his time, energy, and vision to shaping Cranberry Township into the thriving community it is today. As a long-time resident and Township supervisor, his leadership and passion left a lasting mark on everything from parks and recreation to community development. Now, through the Dick and Mary Jane Hadley Heritage Endowment, that legacy will continue for generations to come.
J. Frank Hess Heritage Endowment
Frank Hess was a founding member of the Sherwood Oaks retirement community and a great friend of Cranberry Township. He passed away in 2007, but his memory continues to motivate those whose lives and careers he touched. Frank's wife, Betty, and the Hess family created a permanent endowment carrying his name.
Tom & Lee Coyle Pioneer Endowment
Tom Coyle spent a lifetime in the Scouts, ultimately becoming Executive Director of the Moraine Trails Council of the Boy Scouts in Butler County from 1962 to 1984. Tom has a bench dedicated at the Scouting Plaza. Tom and Lee were married for 52 years.
Renato & Enis Mazzoni Pioneer Endowment
The couple was married for nearly 60 years and raised five sons. Both were avid volunteers who taught the importance of giving to others.
BC3 Volunteer Firefighter Scholarship Endowment - Legacy Endowment
As part of the 2015 Project of the Year, CTCC (now the Cranberry Foundation) and the BC3 Education Foundation endowed over a dozen scholarships to encourage more volunteer firefighters.
Gene & Dee Graham Legacy Endowment
Dee and Eugene married in 1952 and developed their passion, Brookvue Acres, into a successful dairy farm for many years. The pair were avid members of the community. Dee and Gene collaborated with community leaders to create and establish Graham Park for all residents of Cranberry Township - a lasting community space that will thrive for generations.
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Denton Powell Legacy Endowment
Denton Powell passed away and bequeathed his 150-year-old, 71-acre estate on Goehring Road to Cranberry Township. This act honors his family legacy within the Township, impacting future generations by preserving the agricultural history of the Township.
UPMC Passavant Legacy Endowment
In recognition of their commitment as a main sponsor of Community Days, an endowment of $2,500 was donated to the Community Days CTCC Fund in UPMC's honor.
Library Endowments
Bonnie S. Carmichael Library Fund (2025)
For more than four decades, Bonnie S. Carmichael dedicated her career to helping students discover the joy of reading and the power of knowledge. This fund helps to ensure that the Cranberry Public Library will remain a vibrant, welcoming space for generations to come. Where curiosity is nurtured, resources are accessible to all, and learning never ends.
Berman Family Legacy Endowment (2015)
As a child, Mike Berman was enchanted with the Butler County Bookmobile. Later in life, Mike was on the Library Board and the Butler County Federated Library System. Mike's daughter, Ashley, supported the library at age eight as a Young Friend of the Library and on the Teen Advisory Board.
Margery Himes Library Heritage Endowment (2011)
A Legacy Endowment has been established in the name of Margery Himes for her lifetime support of the Cranberry Public Library. She believed in the mission of CTCC (now the Cranberry Foundation), and of the Cranberry Public Library.
Edna T. Walter Library Legacy Endowment (2010)
Edna "Tommie" Walter has a lifelong love for libraries. Her philosophy is that libraries form an essential community asset and supports that belief with a donation of stock that will help to foster great programs and improve the Cranberry Public Library's resources.
Annabel Turner Library Pillar Endowment (2010)
A resident of Cranberry Township and Sherwood Oaks, Annabel is remembered for a major donation she made to the Children's Library expansion in 2000. In her will, she remembered the library which, combined with her prior gifts, made Turner the single largest donor in the library's history.
Bill & Jean Heidenreich Library Legacy Endowment (2010)
Longtime Cranberry residents Bill and Jean Heidenreich both played a role in forming the Cranberry Public Library. Bill served on the library's Board of Trustees during its early years. Jean worked at the library as a clerk for 18 years, retiring in 1997. The family established the Heidenreich Memorial Fund at the Cranberry Public Library.
Dr. Michelle S. Switala Library Heritage Endowment (2009)
Michelle Switala, a former member and past President of the Cranberry Public Library's Board, set up her endowment to the library as a way to keep it current, beautiful, and exciting.
Bruce & Conni Mazzoni Library Heritage Endowment (2008)
Bruce and Conni Mazzoni's first love was the Cranberry Public Library, where they visited weekly with their daughters to encourage them to read and discover for themselves. Bruce is a past member of the Library board, and both are members of the Friends of the Library.
Barbara Blackstone Library Legacy Endowment (2011)
As President of the Rowan School PTA, Barbara and a group of mothers decided to start a school library as well as a public one, housed in the original Cranberry Township building. In 1991, Cranberry's new Township building gave the library space, and Barbara, who was a volunteer instructor for Slippery Rock's Institute of Learning in Retirement, served a second term on Cranberry's Library Board.
Samuel & Carol Troese Library Legacy Endowment (2010)
Samuel and Carol Troese moved to Cranberry when it recorded over 4,000 residents. Both emerged as pillars of their adopted community. Samuel joined the Township's planning commission, served as a Butler County representative to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission, and was a member of the Township's zoning and hearing board. Carol became a volunteer for Cranberry's startup library and, in 1984, was appointed as the facilities librarian. Their family created an endowment fund in their memory.
Leave a Legacy
Help make our community a better place to live by establishing a Cranberry Legacy Endowment.
What is the Cranberry Legacy Endowment?
A community foundation that you can set up in your name or in the memory of a loved one to help support a nonprofit or civic organization of your choice or to help a specific cause. It is a cooperation of the Cranberry Foundation and the Pittsburgh Foundation. Endowments are available for the Foundation's Project of the Year initiative, the Cranberry Library, and scholarships, as well as other specific nonprofit entities that benefit our community. Endowments are featured in all future annual reports.
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What is the benefit of establishing an endowment?
It is your way to leave a permanent legacy for your family and neighbors to enjoy and to recognize the difference you made in our community. Only a portion of the appreciation is distributed to your designated beneficiary yearly. The principal is never touched, and in most years, it will increase in value.