Obituaries by LocationMARY A. PETERS
Mary A. Peters, 92, of Level Green, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999, at the St. Margaret Seneca Place, Penn Hills. She was born March 19, 1907, in Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland, the daughter of the late John and Bridget Ward. She was a member of St. Susanna Church in Penn Hills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roland A. Peters, in 1989. She is survived by two sons, Frank Peters of Level Green and James Peters of Diamond Bar, Calif.; a brother, Thomas Ward of Ireland; and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the JOHN M. DOBRINICK FUNERAL HOME, 429 Duquesne Ave., Trafford, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Regis Church, Trafford, with the Rev. James D. Tringhese as celebrant. Burial will be Wednesday in the St. Michael Cemetery, Palatine, Ill.
RUBY AARTHUN
Ruby Aarthun, of the South Side, on Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999. Wife of the late Sverre. Beloved mother of Charlotte Campbell, Stina Levithan, and Roland Oslund. Grandmother of Ernest Tack, Lisa Shemasek, Joseph Slick, Erik Slick, and Evan Oslund. Also, survived by eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the WENSLOVAS MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 79 S. 19th St., South Side, where services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. Ruby was a member of the Scandinavian Society of Western PA, Sons of Norway, Humane Society, Farm Animal Sanctuary, and Native American Indians Rites.
GEORGE R. KARDELL
George R. Kardell, of West Mifflin, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999. Husband of Paula Kardell; two sons, Kenneth of Duquesne and Wayne of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Louise Zavodny and Anne Guthrie; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Kardell; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the SAVOLSKIS-WASIK-GLENN FUNERAL HOME INC., 3501 Main St., Munhall. Funeral service Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment Monongahela Cemetery, North Braddock. He was a retired Port Authority bus driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II.
JOHN W. BURWINKEL SR.
John W. "Jack" Burwinkel Sr., died suddenly Friday, Nov. 19, 1999. Beloved husband of Lois Ifft Burwinkel. Father of John W. Burwinkel Jr., Beth Burwinkel Shafer, and the late Loann Burwinkel. Brother of Lawrence G. Burwinkel and the late Kenneth C. Burwinkel. Also, survived by seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS INC., 4900 Centre Ave. at Devonshire Street, Pittsburgh, Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. John Capistran Church. Remembrances may be made to Family House.
WINIFRED PALMER
Winifred Palmer, wife of professional golfer Arnold Palmer, and a community leader in Latrobe in the fields of literacy and health care, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999, at her Latrobe home, after a 13-month illness with peritoneal carcinoma. A private memorial service will be held Monday at Unity Chapel, Unity Township, with a private reception to follow. A memorial service is also being planned for the immediate future in Orlando, Fla., where the Palmers have made their winter home since the late 1960s. There will be no funeral home visitation. Persons wishing to pay tribute to Mrs. Palmer may make contributions to the Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation, West Second Avenue, Latrobe, PA 15650, or to the Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier St., Latrobe, PA 15650. Winifred Palmer was born Feb. 22, 1934, in Williamsport, one of three children of Martin S. and Mary Walzer. She grew up in the Allentown/Bethlehem area of eastern Pennsylvania, graduated from the Moravian Seminary for Girls and enrolled at Brown University's Pembroke College, intending to pursue a career as an interior designer. However, she soon switched to a business/economics major. This was more to her liking, but she put it all behind her when she met Arnold Palmer at a golf tournament at Shawnee-on-the-Delaware in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains just days after he had won the U.S. Amateur Championship in Detroit in August of 1954. Mrs. Palmer was at Arnold's side as he achieved fame and fortune in the world of professional golf and business, and became one of the most popular and successful players of the game. She served as a board member of the LAH Charitable Foundation, the Orlando Regional Healthcare System (which operates the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women), the Adams Memorial Library and St. Vincent College, Latrobe. She was active in advisory capacities in the operations of the Latrobe Country Club and the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, serving as vice-president and director of both family-owned operations, and was a consultant to Lexington Furniture in the creation of its Palmer Collection. Mrs. Palmer, who pointedly remained in the background of the busy public life of her husband, described herself in a newspaper interview as a "person person" rather than the "people person" that he has always been during his career. "We met on Labor Day, were engaged on Columbus Day, and married Dec. 20, five days before Christmas, " she said in the interview. "I've never caught up with Christmas since then." She came to love the Latrobe community after her marriage. "The people are so nice. No class distinctions. They're just wonderful." She was an avid reader and long-time booster of the Adams Memorial Library. The Palmers supported the library's summer reading program for children. Mrs. Palmer also was interested in gardening, classical music, and hummingbirds, which were attracted to feeders at her home. Both early risers, she usually joined her husband on morning walks or bicycling before getting into the day's activities. Mrs. Palmer is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Mrs. Peter Wears) of Durham, N.C., and Amy (Mrs. Roy Saunders) of Windermere, Fla.; and seven grandchildren. Her father resides in Melbourne, Fla., and her brother, Marty, in Danville, Pa., Her mother and another brother, John, are deceased. The HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe (724) 537-5575, is in charge of arrangements.
J. LEWIS MEDSGER
J. Lewis Medsger, 90, of Bullskin Township RD2 (Connellsville), died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, at his home. He was born April 13, 1909, in Bullskin Township, a son of the late Jacob and Amy Keller Medsger. Mr. Medsger was self-employed as owner of Pennsville Farm and Garden in recent years. He remained a farmer his entire life, in addition to being a feed representative for Eastern States Feeds. Mr. Medsger was a 50-year member of the Pleasant Valley Grange and a member of Mt. Olive Evangelical Church of North America. He is survived by his loving family, his wife of 61 years, Anna Maude "Maudie" Bitner Medsger; a daughter, Marjory Conn and her husband, Norman, of Bullskin Township; a son, Philip L. Medsger and his wife, Sandra, of Roann, Ind.; a daughter, Carol Gillott and her husband, David, also of Bullskin Township; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Orlo K. Medsger. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the MURPHY-CARUSO MEMORIAL HOME, 303 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. Service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Robert B. Patton officiating. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery, Bullskin Township.
HELEN R. WILKINS BLUM
Helen R. Wilkins Blum, of Monroeville, died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999. Employee of MSA (Mine Safety Appliances) for 43 years. Beloved wife of Edward C.; beloved mother of Edward V. of Butler, Memory R. Campbell of Oakmont, and Charleen H. Sokol of Harrison City; six grandchildren; two great-grandsons; sister of Audrey Baumgartel, Dale Miller, and Ronald Wilkins. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Member of the Eastern Star Lodge #647, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Friends received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the THOMAS L. NIED FUNERAL HOME INC., 7441 Washington St., Swissvale. Services Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Penn Hills.
THOMAS F. MOOGAN SR.
Thomas F. Moogan Sr., 87, of Wellsville, N.Y., died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, in his home. On Jan. 15, 1946, in Imperial, Pa., he married the former Laura Logan, who predeceased him on April 14, 1994. Surviving is a daughter, L. Christine Moogan of Olean, N.Y. He was predeceased, in addition to his wife, by a son, Thomas F. Moogan Jr., on Aug. 24, 1993. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the J.W. EMBSER SONS FUNERAL HOME INC., Wellsville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville. A prayer service will precede the Mass at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
JOHN W. BURWINKEL SR.
John W. "Jack" Burwinkel Sr., died suddenly Friday, Nov. 19, 1999. Beloved husband of Lois Ifft Burwinkel. Father of John W. Burwinkel Jr., Beth Burwinkel Shafer, and the late Loann Burwinkel. Brother of Lawrence G. Burwinkel and the late Kenneth C. Burwinkel. Also, survived by seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS INC., 4900 Centre Ave. at Devonshire Street, Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. John Capistran Church. Remembrances may be made to Family House.
