Ethel Martha Slater (Tomsula)'s Obituary
Ethel Martha Slater, age 95, daughter of Hungarian immigrants, Joseph and Pearl Tomsula. Ethel was born in Clymer, PA and raised in Homestead, PA. Pre-deceased by siblings, Dr. Joseph (Margery) Tomsula, James (Anne) Tomsula, and Irene (Edward) Tomsula Bodnar. Loving wife of William F. Slater, who died March 19, 2019 at the age of 96. Survived by her 5 children, Patricia (James) Price, Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Kennedy, William (Elaine) Slater, Timothy (Robin) Slater, and Daniel (Jeanie) Slater; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Ethel was a homemaker raising her children in West Mifflin, PA, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela where Bill worked for USS and finally in Pleasant Hills, PA. She spent her later years traveling with Bill to visit her children and grandchildren. Ethel's life was spent with the love of her family and her church always at the forefront. The family wishes to thank the staff of Mt. Lebanon Rehab and Wellness Center and Family Hospice and Palliative Care for their compassionate care. Private Family Services have been entrusted to the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 301 Curry Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, 15236. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 21, 11 AM, at St. Thomas A' Becket Church. Interment will follow at Jefferson Memorial Park. Condolences may be left at www.jeffersonmemorial.biz.
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