Foltz. Rev. Dr. Robert Scott
4/14/2013Rev. Robert Foltz of Pittsburgh died on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the age of 73. Dr. Foltz was born in Pittsburgh on December 27, 1939 to the late Joseph W. and Nannette Harris Foltz. He and his wife Nancy Thomas Foltz were married for 48 years. A 1962 graduate of Westminster College, he earned his Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. in 1965, and a Master of Social Work degree from The University of Pittsburgh in 1972. Ordained into the...
Gumbert, Rev. Robert Clyde
3/23/2013 - Monroeville U M ChurchRev. Robert Clyde Gumbert died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the home of his son in Hampton, Virginia. Mr. Gumbert was born January 5, 1929 in East McKeesport, PA to Franklin (Clyde) and Viola Gumbert and graduated from East McKeesport High School in 1946. He served eighteen months in the US Army as a member of the GHQ band stationed in Tokyo, Japan. He received a Bachelor of Theology degree from Mount Union College and a Master of Divinity from Drew Theological Seminary. He served as a...
Green, Dr. William E.
3/16/2013 - Warren U M ChurchWilliam E. Green, EdD, who served as Ethnic Minority Director for the Western PA Conference after retiring as assistant superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, died on Saturday, March 16 at age 82. Mr. Green was a longtime member of the Warren United Methodist Church in the Hill District, where he served as chairman of the trustees and treasurer, was a member of the choir and where he and his late wife ran a newspaper and a scholarship fund to provide money for children to...
Meuschke, Rev. Dr. Paul J.
3/15/2013 - Bakerstown U M ChurchDr. Paul J. Meuschke, 85, of Valencia, a retired pastor who served twice as a district superintendent, died Friday, March 15, 2013. Born on December 11, 1927 in Castle Shannon, son of the late John and Flora (Voightman) Meuschke, he was the beloved husband for 56 years of I. Lucille (Lewis) Meuschke; father of David (Kathleen) and Eric Meuschke; and grandfather of Lauren, Zachary, and Jacob. A 1950 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he earned bachelor of...
Fulton, Rev. Robert "Bob"
1/11/2013 - Little Hill U M ChurchRev. Robert Fulton, who died on January 11, 2013, was ordained in 1961 as an elder of The United Methodist Church. He was an active duty chaplain in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve from 1963-70. He attained the rank of Major in the Reserves. His second career was with the claims department of State Farm Insurance Company. He spent 35 years with State Farm and retired in 1998 as a Divisional Claims Manager. Bob...
Young, Janet Grace Allaman
2/7/2012 - Dutilh U M ChurchJanet Grace Allaman Young, 78, of Ross Twp., passed away on February 7, 2012. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, the Rev. Norman C. Young. She has two loving daughters, Kathy (Bill) Hamilton of Bellevue and Marsha Young of Enola, PA. Grandchildren include Amy (Mark) Garbin, Kevin Hamilton, Jason Woods, and Kaley (Ken) Gasper. She also has two great grandchildren, Mikenna and Alex Garbin, whom she greatly adored. Janet is also survived by a son...
Trever, Rev. Winston
2/7/2012 - Mount Lebanon U M ChurchThe Rev. Winston Trever, the oldest clergy member of the Western PA Conference of the United Methodist Church, passed away on February 7, 2012 in Lake Forest, CA at the age of 99. Rev. Trever served as pastor of Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church from 1960 - 1978. He previously served churches in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Rev. Trever is survived by his children Norman, Carolyn and George; ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife...
Lynn, Rev. Carol E.
9/28/2011 - Bakerstown U M ChurchThe Rev. Carol E. (Sayenga) Lynn, 75, of Hampton Township, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home. Born Sept. 20, 1936, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Frye) Sayenga. She was the beloved wife for 53 years to her high school sweetheart, James C. Lynn Jr., whom she married Aug. 23, 1958; loving mother of J. Curtis Lynn III, of Hampton, and Scott G. Lynn and his wife, Emily Morrison, of Maryland; sister of Donald A....
Peelor, Rev. Dr. Harry N.
1/25/2011 - Christ U M ChurchRev. Harry N. Peelor, 88, founding pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, passed away at his home in Rohnert Park, CA on Jan. 25, just eight days after his wife Ruth died. The Peelors met while he was a Navy chaplain and she a Navy nurse and were married aboard an aircraft carrier in 1946. Launching Christ Church above a shoe store in 1949, Peelor led the congregation through rapid growth. By 1975, when he left to join Norman Vincent Peale’s Guideposts...
Pullen, Paul T.
1/10/2011 - Anne Ashley U M ChurchPaul T. Pullen, 81, died Jan. 10 in Salem, VA. Born Nov. 3,1929, in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Rev. Oden M. and Anna M. Pullen. Finishing high school in Charleston, he felt the call to preach and went to college receiving an A.B. degree from Asbury College, and the M. Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary. Later he completed the M. Th. at Pittsburgh-Zenia Theological Seminary and PH.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. He entered the Methodist ministry in the WV...
Ernst, Eleanor Graham "Sally"
1/4/2011 - Christ U M ChurchAge 83, on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 of Providence Point, Scott Township, formerly of Bethel Park, from complications of a stroke suffered on Father's Day 2010. Born in Pittsburgh on January 17, 1927. Daughter of Freda and Howard L. Graham of Wilkinsburg, PA; sister of Howard L. Graham, Jr. of Saxonburg, PA; Jean Kelsey of Mayville, NY; Henry Graham of Ohio and proceeded in death by Nancy Ross of Winston-Salem, NC; married to Edwin G. Ernst, Jr. on September 16, 1950; mother to three sons,...