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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kathleen Ballein
Kathleen
Ballein
Jul 11, 1953 — Oct 22, 2016
Kathleen Ballein's Obituary
Kathleen Ann Ballein, 63, of Monongahela, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 in UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh. She was born July 11, 1953 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, the daughter of Margaret Spargal Hood who survives and resides in Clairton and the late James Clancy.
Kathie was a 1971 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She then attended Carlow College where she earned a bachelor of science degree, and California State College where she earned her masters of education, both in speech pathology. In her younger years, Kathie was employed by the Easter Seal Society and the South Hills Health System. She retired in 2016, after twenty six years of employment from UPMC Home Healthcare as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She was a member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish, (formerly Transfiguration Parish), where she was a member of the choir and the Columbiettes. Kathie enjoyed music, singing and flower gardening.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Donald Alan Ballein with whom she celebrated forty two years of marriage on July 26, 2016; daughter, Alyssa Lee Ballein of Tucson, Arizona; two sisters, Cynthea Hummer and husband Brian of Everglades City, Florida, Patricia Tomayko and husband Louis of Murfreesboro, TN; nephew, Raymond Calfo of Mount Pleasant; mother-in-law, Lena Ballein of New Eagle.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Paula Kusmierek and father-in-law, Paul Ballein.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 7-9 PM and on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin at the funeral home on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:30 AM, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10:00 AM in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Committal services and interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Damien of Molokai Church or to the Columbiettes, 722 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.
Kathie was a 1971 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She then attended Carlow College where she earned a bachelor of science degree, and California State College where she earned her masters of education, both in speech pathology. In her younger years, Kathie was employed by the Easter Seal Society and the South Hills Health System. She retired in 2016, after twenty six years of employment from UPMC Home Healthcare as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She was a member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish, (formerly Transfiguration Parish), where she was a member of the choir and the Columbiettes. Kathie enjoyed music, singing and flower gardening.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Donald Alan Ballein with whom she celebrated forty two years of marriage on July 26, 2016; daughter, Alyssa Lee Ballein of Tucson, Arizona; two sisters, Cynthea Hummer and husband Brian of Everglades City, Florida, Patricia Tomayko and husband Louis of Murfreesboro, TN; nephew, Raymond Calfo of Mount Pleasant; mother-in-law, Lena Ballein of New Eagle.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Paula Kusmierek and father-in-law, Paul Ballein.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 7-9 PM and on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin at the funeral home on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:30 AM, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10:00 AM in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Committal services and interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Damien of Molokai Church or to the Columbiettes, 722 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.
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Funeral Services for Kathleen Ballein
Visitation
October
26
Wednesday
Frye Funeral Home
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Visitation
October
27
Thursday
Frye Funeral Home
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Visitation
October
27
Thursday
Frye Funeral Home
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Mass of Christian Burial
October
28
Friday
St. Damien of Molokai Parish
Starts at 10:00 am
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