Category: Deaths

St.  Mary Medical Center A member of  CHW January  15, 2010     Alumni Association of the Western  Pennsylvania  School For Blind Children 201 North Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA   15213 Dear Alumni Association, I am  writing personally to thank you for your recent donation of $15.00 in memory of Etta Lockhart Burge, class of 1951, made to … Continue reading Letter of Thanks: 2010-02-03

2007-04-03: Sue Ziegler, a former student, died unexpectedly at Moorhead Tower today. She attended WPSBC until her senior year, when she transferred to Schenley high school, for graduation in 1976. Sue was 49 years old, and is survived by one brother.

Kathryn Jones Jeffers, class of 1952, passed away.  Those of you who attended the school in the 1960s through the 1980s will remember Kathryn as the cheerful daytime receptionist and switchboard operator.  She is survived by husband Bob Jeffers.

Ray Lantz, class of 1967 lost a six month old grandson, Hunter Tyler, to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).  Our thoughts are with you and yours, Ray.

Richard Parker, class of 1977, passed away after a long bout with gastrointestinal cancer.  Richard graduated from Duquesne University law school in 1986, and worked for many years for the PA state liquor control board.  He is survived by his wife of twenty-four years, and two daughters.

We’ve received the sad news that 1974 graduate Ellen Goldfon’s mother passed away today after a long illness.  Sorry to hear that Ellen, and our thoughts are with you as you adjust and cope with this terrible loss in the months ahead.