LaVerne J. Sweet  – White Oak
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March 19, 2020

LaVerne J. Sweet – White Oak

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LaVerne J. Sweet
White Oak


LaVerne J. Sweet, 88, of White Oak, died March 18, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Becky. She was born in Pittsburgh on April 15, 1931, and is the daughter of the late John George and Anna D. Netrick Belschner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas R. Sweet, Sr., and husband, Jerome Kieffer. She was employed for many years as a cook at the former Viking Lounge and was a long-time member of the Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf. LaVerne is survived by her daughters, Rebecca “Becky” (Don Natche) Roberts of North Huntingdon, Lorraine (Harry) Maurer of Elizabeth and Monica (Walt) Strotman of Boardman, Ohio; sons, Thomas R. Sweet of North Huntingdon, and Jerry Kieffer of Sandusky, Ohio; grandchildren, Eric and Tyler Roberts, Tamie (Doug) Markland, Todd Turner and Darris (Ian) Klasovsky; and great-grandchildren; Joshua, Faith, Mason, Brooke, Brennen, Emma, Blake and Ries. Family and friends will be gather at STRIFFLERS OF WHITE OAK CREMATION & MORTUARY SERVICES, 1100 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131, Sue Striffler Galaski, supervisor, 412-678-6177, from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2020. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel Saturday, March 21, 2020, for the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial will follow. To share a memory or condolence, visit strifflerfuneralhomes.com.

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