Eloise Elaine Felgar Kearns – West Mifflin
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November 8, 2023

Eloise Elaine Felgar Kearns – West Mifflin

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Eloise Elaine Felgar Kearns, 90, formerly of West Mifflin, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Born in Monessen on Feb. 15, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Hazel Crise Felgar. Eloise was the wife of the late Robert Kearns. She is survived by her four daughters, Margaret K. (Richard, deceased) Scanlon of Oakdale, Patricia L. Kearns, of North Huntingdon, Robin L. (Thomas) Werkmeister of Baldwin and Lorraine L. Moran of Whitehall. She was the loving grandmother of five beautiful grandchildren: Christina Scanlon of Chicago, Tamara Scanlon of Dormont, Shannon (Michael) Collura of Baldwin, Thomas R. (Yujie) Werkmeister of Cambridge, Mass., and Jennifer Moran of Arlington, Va. She adored her two great-grandchildren, Calliope and Atlas Collura. After graduating from Monessen High School, Eloise attended The Robert Morris School, completing the course of study in the applied business and secretarial division. She later completed an associate and bachelor of science degree in business administration from Robert Morris College, both summa cum laude. Eloise was a financial analyst at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory for over 25 years. Eloise was a member of the West Mifflin Community Baptist Church for 50 years where she taught Sunday School and played the organ. She also served as an organist for several local churches over the years. Family and friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at I.M FINNEY FUNERAL HOME, 203 Fourth St., Dravosburg, PA 15034. A service will take place at the funeral home on Sunday at 10 a.m. presided by Chaplain Andrew Kurzawski, to be followed by interment at Barren Run Cemetery in Smithton, Pa. Online condolences may be offered at www.finneyfuneralhome.com

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