Obituaries
March 11, 2019

Lorraine Loretta Gordon McCartan – Pleasant Hills

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Lorraine Loretta Gordon McCartan, 86, of Pleasant Hills, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Monday, March 11, 2019. Born in Bloomfield on Jan. 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Loretta Huber Gordon. Lorraine was a member of the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver. She truly loved being with her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Daniel G. McCartan; sons, Arthur McCartan, Daniel McCartan and Sean (Jan) McCartan; grandchildren, Danielle, Rachel, Bethany, Molly and Kaitlyn; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Maryann Gordon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her baby daughter, Colleen Ann McCartan; brothers, John, Robert and Raymond Gordon; sisters, Betty Olwell, Dolores Bradley and Norma Condrin. Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Anne with the Rev. Vincent J. Gigliotti presiding. Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to The Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org/pa/. The family would like to thank Arden Courts Manor and Heartland Hospice for their kind and compassionate care.

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