Cherished family, faith, career and her hometown of Pittsburgh
Mary Weinheimer was a devout Catholic, loving family member and booster of her hometown of Pittsburgh.
“She could have worked for the Chamber of Commerce, how she went on about Pittsburgh,” her niece, Beth Kelly, said.
She also loved her job at Mellon Bank, where she spent her entire 45-year career, starting as a page at age 17 and working her way up, her sister, Janet Quiring, said.
Ms. Weinheimer of Scott died Friday.
A parishioner of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Scott, “she always wanted to share her faith. She had a strong belief in our savior Jesus Christ. She was constantly saying, ‘Thank you, Lord,’” Ms. Kelly recalled.
She was born Mary Truitt, daughter of the late Elmer and Mercedes Truitt, and was a graduate of Carrick High School. She met her husband, Paul Weinheimer, at a Carrick High School football game, introduced by a mutual friend, her sister said. They were married 57 years. Mr. Weinheimer died in 2010.
She worked in Mellon Bank’s Trust Department and in Government Affairs, where she helped organize the annual Mellon Bank receptions during the Pennsylvania Society’s annual event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
“She loved her job, loved it. She loved meeting all the people that she got to meet there. She was a people person,” her sister recalled.
“She was just a generous and kind, thoughtful woman,” she said.
“Mary rejoiced in people,” her niece said. “Mary had a lot of friends from all different generations.” She was also adamant about not telling anyone her age, several family members recalled Monday.
She had seven nephews, three nieces, many greatnephews and great-nieces, and many great-great-nephews and great-great-nieces — and was devoted to them, several of them recalled Monday.
“Aunt Mary, outside of our parents, was our biggest cheerleader,” Ms. Kelly recalled.
Nephew Kevin Quiring said Aunt Mary and Uncle Paul would travel out of state to baptisms, birthdays, first communions, graduations and other milestones for him and his siblings, and then, years later, for their children.
“They came to everything,” he said.
She continued to live in the area even though many family members lived out of state.
“Mary would want to be remembered as loving Pittsburgh and loving people and loving Jesus Christ,” her niece said.
Friends are welcome from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Beinhauer Family Funeral Home, 2828 Washington Road, McMurray.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Grace Church with entombment at Queen of Heaven Mausoleum.
The family suggests donations to Our Lady of Grace Tuition Fund, 310 Kane Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243 or Family Hospice & Palliative Care, 50 Moffett St., Pittsburgh, PA 15243.