Faye G. Leithner, 89, of 666 Washington Road, St. Marys, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the Pinecrest Manor after a brief illness.
She was born December 11, 1925, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Lewis and Isabelle Wallwork Bickmire. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys High School, Class of 1943.
On January 25, 1947, in St. Marys, she married Joseph W. Leithner, who preceded her in death on June 27, 1983.
She is survived by a daughter, Donna Nussbaum of St. Marys; a son, Michael J. Leithner of Johnsonburg; three grandchildren, Tami Wendel and her husband Dave of St. Marys, Lason Leithner and his wife Emily of Penfield, and a granddaughter in North Carolina; four great grandchildren, Heather Wendel, Tyler Wendel, Brooke Leithner, and Karlee Leithner; a great, great granddaughter, Isabella VanAlstine; and a sister-in-law, Josephine Hanes of St. Marys.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Joseph W. Leithner, Jr. in 1991; a daughter-in-law, Sandra Leithner in 2011; three sisters, Margaret Tomkins, Mildred Werner, and Edna Kreckle; and four brothers, Jesse Bickmire, Howard Bickmire, Ardell Bickmire, and Glen Bickmire. She was the last member of her immediate family.
There will be no visitation.
A private funeral service will be held in the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Pinecrest Manor, 763 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, PA 15857, or to the Elk County Humane Society, 1029 East Eschbach Road, St. Marys, PA 15857.