Obituaries
February 3, 2020

Thelma I. Cuthbert – Rostraver Township

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Thelma I. Cuthbert
Rostraver Township
Thelma I. Cuthbert, 92, of Rostraver Township, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Born in Webster on Feb. 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Ralph C. and Isabel Logan Knight. She was the last surviving member of the Knight family. Thelma was a member of First Baptist Church in Belle Vernon. She is survived by her daughters, Audrey (Howard) Laverick of Rostraver and Marlene (Donald) Wendel of Bethel Park; grandchildren, Christine (Edward) Jesanis, Gary Laverick (fianceé Jessica), Aaron (Tiffany) Laverick, David (Mandy) Curry and Beth (Keith) Banks; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Martin G. Cuthbert and her son, Gary Ralph Cuthbert. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, with Pastor Earl Rosenbalm officiating. Interment will follow in Fells Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon Missionary Fund, 511 Short St., Belle Vernon, Pa., 15012.

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