Catherine N. Edminster, 81, formerly of Church Street, Port Allegany, PA passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Rolling Fields Nursing Home, Conneautville, PA. Born on January 2, 1930, in Brookville, PA, she was a daughter of Alfred P. and Erma E. Ford Mapes. On Oct. 12, 1957, in Titusville, PA, she married Junior Dale ????d???? Edminster, who died Feb. 5, 1977. She was a graduate of the Titusville High School, Class of 1948.
Mrs. Edminster had been employed as a fiscal assistant for Active Aging, Inc. of Meadville, and also worked part time with the Community Nurses Support Services, before her retirement. She was a resident of Port Allegany since 1995, coming from Cambridge Springs and Meadville, PA. She was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church, where she was active in Covenant Women, Women?????s Bible Study, Sunday school teaching, and church choir. She also was involved with the Port Allegany Senior Center, she enjoyed traveling, and she visited Israel in 1998.
Surviving are three daughters; Nancy A. (George) Hinkley of Bainbridge, NY; Norma J. (Keith) Koehler of Port Allegany; Lori L. (Dr. Donald) Kineston of San Diego, CA; 8 grandchildren; a brother, J. Perry (Joyce) Haupt of Bellwood, PA; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Junior Dale ????d???? Edminster.
Friends will be received from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, (Apr. 3, 2011), in the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany, and from 6-8 p.m. Sunday in the Evangelical Covenant Church, Port Allegany, where a funeral service will held at 8 p.m. with Rev. Jon Meyer, pastor of Scandia Covenant Church, Russell, PA, and Rev. J.T. Madison, pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church, co-officiating.
Friends will be received from 6-8 p.m. Monday (Apr. 4, 2011) in the Van Matre Family Funeral Home, Cambridge Springs, PA. Burial will be in Rootville Cemetery, Athens Township in Crawford County, PA.
Memorials can be made to the Evangelical Covenant Church, Church St., Port Allegany.
We are sorry for your loss. May you feel the comfort and peace of the Lord each day. She is with the Savior she served and you know you will be reunited one day. May the Lord richly bless and keep you in His wonderful care each day.
Cathy was such a sweetheart. I was privileged to be able to take her to appointments. She will be greatly missed. May God pour his blessing on the family.
She loved, was loved, and left a legacy of love.
Nancy, Norma, and Lori, please except are condolences for the loss of your mom. We will miss her greatly. See always ahd a sweey smile for everyone. Love Pepper, Patty, and family
She was a wonderful woman. It is an honor to have known her. She will be missed. God’s speed to her and my prayers to the family.
My mom touched people everywhere. To know my mom would be to know her laughter, her love to garden, her love to family, and her love to her God. To know where she is is my joy. Run through those streets of gold, and I will see you, Daddy, and the rest of the family..I’m sure Dad will have the camera to record this family reunion:)..I love you, mommy, and I miss you so very much!
Our deepest sympathies to your family. Although I didn’t see Aunt Cathy very often, she was such a sweet person and my family always enjoyed visiting with her and her family. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
My mom will be sorely missed. She was a loving mother who did the best she could with the circumstances life dealt her. I am so happy to know she is with her savior in heaven and reunited with my father.