Elizabeth Jane Waltl Dumbovich
Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Waltl Dumbovich, 94, a lifelong resident of Slovan, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, October 30, 2022, in The Donnell House, Washington.
She was born on May 7, 1928, in Slovan, a daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Lawrence Waltl.
A graduate of the Union High School in Burgettstown, she also completed beauty school and worked as a beautician in Pittsburgh before starting her family.
She was an active parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Burgettstown, where she was a member of the Christian Mothers and Catholic Daughters. She enjoyed celebrating Halloween, many good “bad” jokes and cooking and baking for her family.
Her beloved husband of 72 years, Joseph Matthew Dumbovich, whom she married on June 14, 1949, preceded her in death on June 8, 2021.
She is survived by her six children: Joe Donovic (Jeanne), Darlene Duran (Lloyd), Robert Dumbovich (Mary), Ali Tomich (Craig), Judy Allison (Bob) and Mark Dumbovich (Susan); grandchildren: Joel Donovic (Catie), Laura Runk (Todd), Stephen Duran (Jamie), Kelly Ater (Jack), Matt Dumbovich (Sterling), Phil Kidd, Andrew Allison (Steff), Dr. Amy Coleman PT D.P.T. (Greg), Jonathan Allison (Becca Lorusso), Julie Wade (Dan) and Adam Dumbovich (Jen); and 18 great-grandchildren.
Deceased, in addition to her parents and husband, is her granddaughter, Katie Dumbovich Haupl; and a brother, Frank “Wenty” Waltl, Jr.
To honor her wishes, a private prayer service will be held in the Lee & Martin Funeral Home, 73 Highland Avenue, Burgettstown, PA 15021. Interment in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville, will be held at a later date.
Those wishing to remember Betty in a special way can make a memorial donation in her memory to: Washington Area Humane Society, 1527 PA-136, Eighty Four, PA 15330. www.washingtonpashelter.org; Tunnel to Towers Foundation, www.dogoodt2t.org; or the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675. www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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