Lorraine Purcell

Lorraine Purcell obituary, Pittsburgh, PA

Lorraine Purcell

Lorraine Purcell Obituary

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Lorraine Purcell Age 91, of Mt Lebanon, on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Beloved wife of 65 years to the late William J. Purcell who passed away in 2015. Daughter of the late Julius and Lillian S. (Weston) Schilling; loving mother of William J. (Christine Kaiser) Purcell; sister of Patricia (George) Wagner, Robert (Marlene Woods) Weston, Clifford (Joan) Weston, Sharon (James) Flinn, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Lorraine was born and raised in Oakland, attended St Agnes Elementary School. She married her beloved late husband, William, in 1947, after he returned from WWII having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. She was a longtime resident of Whitehall and Mt Lebanon, an active member of South Hills Country Club, and shared her retirement with her husband until 2012. She was a longtime member of St Gabriel of The Sorrowful Virgin Church, and loved spending time with her loving family and friends. EVERYONE PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH

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