Official Obituary of
Mildred Marsteller Weir
September 28, 1921 ~ November 21, 2013 (age 92) 92 Years Old
Mildred Weir Obituary
Mildred Marsteller Weir, 92, of Bentleyville, died Thursday afternoon, November 21, 2013 in her home.
She was born September 28, 1921 in Leckrone, PA, a daughter of George Fry and Edna Hails Marsteller.
She was a 1939 graduate of the Bentleyville High School.
Mrs. Weir was a 1943 graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, now Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with a major in Home Economics. Her teaching career spanned 34 years in Bentleyville, California, Fallowfield Township schools and Charleroi Area High School.
She was very active in community and civic activities serving as Regent of the Daughters of American Pioneers, president of the Pioneer Club.
Mrs. Weir was a charter member of the Bentleyville Lioness Club and served as president and secretary. In 1994 also became a member of the Bentleyville Lions Club. She received the Melvin Jones Fellowship in 1994, the highest award in Lionism and the Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award in Lionism. During her time in Lionism, she served offices in the local clubs and on the district level. She was currently a member of the Charleroi Lions Club.
She was a member of the Bentworth Civic Organization and served three years as it's president and held life membership with the Washington County Education Association, PSEA and NEA.
Mrs. Weir joined the Bentleyville United Methodist Church in 1947, where she was a Sunday schoolteacher and department superintendent and served on many boards and commissions. She was currently active at the Belle Vernon United Methodist Church
On June 18, 1946, she married Vaughn Weir, who died June 22, 2004. They were married for 58 years.
For 20 years, the couple decorated Main Street, Bentleyville with seasonal floral arrangements.
Surviving are a son, Joel Keith Weir of Bentleyville; a daughter, Joyce W. Bateman (Michael) of Stuart's Draft, Virginia and their children, Michelle Eyler (Rob) and Teresa Remmenga (Mark); great-granddaughters, Megan and Sarah Eyler and Elisabeth Remmenga; brother, Boyd Marsteller of Bentleyville; sister, Maxine Kelley of Largo, Flor. and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are sisters, Thelma Morris and Ruth Sprague.
Friends are welcome from 12 Noon to 2 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church, 812 Main Street, Bentleyville, with the Reverend David Zona, officiating. Interment will follow in Beallsville Cemetery. A Lions Club memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Belle Vernon United Methodist Church, Bentleyville Public Library or the Lions Beacon Lodge. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message, order flowers and share photos.
She was born September 28, 1921 in Leckrone, PA, a daughter of George Fry and Edna Hails Marsteller.
She was a 1939 graduate of the Bentleyville High School.
Mrs. Weir was a 1943 graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, now Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with a major in Home Economics. Her teaching career spanned 34 years in Bentleyville, California, Fallowfield Township schools and Charleroi Area High School.
She was very active in community and civic activities serving as Regent of the Daughters of American Pioneers, president of the Pioneer Club.
Mrs. Weir was a charter member of the Bentleyville Lioness Club and served as president and secretary. In 1994 also became a member of the Bentleyville Lions Club. She received the Melvin Jones Fellowship in 1994, the highest award in Lionism and the Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award in Lionism. During her time in Lionism, she served offices in the local clubs and on the district level. She was currently a member of the Charleroi Lions Club.
She was a member of the Bentworth Civic Organization and served three years as it's president and held life membership with the Washington County Education Association, PSEA and NEA.
Mrs. Weir joined the Bentleyville United Methodist Church in 1947, where she was a Sunday schoolteacher and department superintendent and served on many boards and commissions. She was currently active at the Belle Vernon United Methodist Church
On June 18, 1946, she married Vaughn Weir, who died June 22, 2004. They were married for 58 years.
For 20 years, the couple decorated Main Street, Bentleyville with seasonal floral arrangements.
Surviving are a son, Joel Keith Weir of Bentleyville; a daughter, Joyce W. Bateman (Michael) of Stuart's Draft, Virginia and their children, Michelle Eyler (Rob) and Teresa Remmenga (Mark); great-granddaughters, Megan and Sarah Eyler and Elisabeth Remmenga; brother, Boyd Marsteller of Bentleyville; sister, Maxine Kelley of Largo, Flor. and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are sisters, Thelma Morris and Ruth Sprague.
Friends are welcome from 12 Noon to 2 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church, 812 Main Street, Bentleyville, with the Reverend David Zona, officiating. Interment will follow in Beallsville Cemetery. A Lions Club memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Belle Vernon United Methodist Church, Bentleyville Public Library or the Lions Beacon Lodge. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message, order flowers and share photos.
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