Elizabeth M. Kearns
Age 89, of Churchill, on Saturday, July 25, 2015. She was born May 25, 1926 in Zanesville, Ohio to John and Josephine Deasy Eddy but was raised in Pittsburgh by her Aunt Martha Deasy and George C. Lee. She was Preceded in death by her beloved husband Richard M. Kearns, her brother Edward Eddy, and three of her children Elizabeth, Thomas and Kathryn. She is survived by her loving children Maureen Smallwood, Timothy and Edward Kearns; her sister Nancy Lee Lescisin; four grandchildren; and multiple nieces and nephews. Betty lived in many areas including Zelienople, PA, Norman, OK and St. Petersburg, FL in addition to Pittsburgh. Betty loved anything Irish and she enjoyed skillfully crafting wreaths and flower arrangements. When she was younger she worked at Koppers in Pittsburgh then as a nanny much later in life. She was of the Roman Catholic faith.
Friends received in William F. Gross Funeral Home, Ltd. 11735 Frankstown Rd. (at Rodi Rd.), Penn Hills Wednesday August 5, 2015 from 4-8 p.m. Funeral prayers Thursday August 6, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., Mass of Christian burial in St. Coleman Church 10 a.m.