Fannie M. Nevins

1922 - 2018

Fannie Maureen (Shematek) Nevins, 96, of Latrobe, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at Barnes Place, Latrobe. She was born Jan. 24, 1922, in Monongahela, Pa., a daughter of the late George and Mary Shematek. Fannie was a member of Latrobe Presbyterian Church. She was a founding partner in Cookies and More and a former member of Latrobe United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and was a member of the United Methodist Women, the Deborah-Rachel Circle and the Quilters. She was a lifetime member of the Arbutus Lodge No. 33, Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of the Railroad Trainmen. She was a devoted and much beloved homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents, Fannie was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Nevins; three brothers, George, Joseph and Matthew Shematek; and her sister, Mary Shematek. She is survived by four children, Ronald Nevins and his wife, Victoria, of Williamsburg, Va., Donna Nevins Witherspoon and her husband, Robert, of Latrobe, Patricia Nevins Jewell and her husband, Thomas, of West End, N.C., and Charles Nevins II and his wife, Edith, of Greensburg; eight grandchildren, Kristi (Joseph) McGaugh, Daniel (Jennifer) Nevins, Jennifer (Daniel) Lachenman, Daniel (Susan) Witherspoon, Paul (Amanda) Yandora, Kimberly (Mark) Matthews, Jessica Nevins and Emily (Michael) Rooney; and nine great-grandchildren, Aidan, Rose, Samuel, Elias, Gabriel, Matthew, Michael, Andrew and William; one sister, Ann Krol, of Whiting, N.J.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Fannie's family wishes to thank the staff at Barnes Place in Latrobe for their kindness and compassionate care for the past three years, and Excela Health Hospice.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Latrobe Presbyterian Church, 428 Main St., Latrobe. Everyone please go directly to the church. Private interment will be in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org. To post an online condolence, please visit www.hartman-grazianofuneralhome.com.