Mary Ellen Painter

Mary Ellen Painter (nee Mary Ellen Horsman), born on January 4, 1931, in Pittsburgh, passed on January 3, 2020, just before her 90th birthday, peacefully, in her home in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she lived with her son and his family.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Painter Sr., parents, Henry James and Margaret Mary (Malloy) Horsman, and two brothers, Harry and John Horsman.  She is survived by her son, Robert C. Painter Jr., his wife Rona, their daughter Melanie Leigh Hager and her husband Samuel Otto Hager, and their son John Michael Painter; her daughter, Dr. Catherine J. Painter, and her husband Noel Lim, their children Brendan William Lim and Ligaya Marialena Lim; and her sister Margaret Rita (known as Susie) Forsthoffer and her husband George Forsthoffer.  Mary Ellen was first employed by the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in Wilmerding as a drafter and then for many years as a nurse’s aide at Jeannette District Memorial Hospital, delivering exceptional and compassionate care.  Mary Ellen was an especially kind and beloved sister, wife, mother, and grandmother and will be missed by all who came to know her.

Arrangements

Friends received Saturday January 9, 2021 11am at . . .

James F. Kutch Funeral Homes & Crematory
433 Lincoln Highway
East McKeesport, PA 15035
(412) 823-4054

Burial will follow with a small private graveside service at New St. Joseph’s Cemetery. 

The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Mary Ellen’s name to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).  

Due to the current health concerns, capacity at the funeral home is limited to 25 people at a time and masks will be required.  PA Dept of Health and CDC guidelines will be followed.

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