Mar 25, 2022

Elma L. Beattie, 77, of Carmichaels, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in her home.

Elma was born on September 21, 1944, in Carmichaels, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Jane Johnson McNatt.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Beattie; two sons, Charles Paul Beattie, Jr. (Joan), of Collegeville, Michael Allan Beattie (Allyson), of Smithfield; one daughter, Marcie Jo Granson (Jon), of Hilliard, Ohio; four grandchildren, Rebecca Beattie, Andrew Beattie, Cooper Granson, Adler Granson; two sisters, Bonnie McDowell, Norma Pesuti (Tony); and brother-in-law, Jim Pesuti.

Elma is preceded in death by a son, Douglas, who died at birth; and a sister, Wanda Pesuti.

Elma is a 1963 graduate of Mapletown High School. She was a member of the Carmichaels Congregation of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards with her sisters, bird watching, cooking / baking, and gardening.

Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in the Paul M Lesako Funeral Home, 204 Dowlin Avenue, Carmichaels, PA 15320. 724-966-5100.

Burial will follow at Monongahela Hill Cemetery.