Eleanor M. Pilla's Obituary
Eleanor M. Pilla, 81, of Alliance, OH, formerly of Connellsville, PA, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at McCrea Manor. She was born September 27, 1924, in Morrell, Fayette County, PA, a daughter of the late John and Kathryn (Snyder) Sklenar. Eleanor was a graduate of the former Dunbar Twp. High School with the Class of 1942. Earlier in her life she worked for the Anchor Hocking Corp. in South Connellsville for nine years. She then worked as a beautician at her own beauty shop for 37 years. She was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Connellsville and the Lois Circle. While living in Ohio she attended the Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Alliance with her pastor being Dean Lewis. She belonged to the Esther Circle there and was a volunteer at the Alliance Community Hospital. Eleanor is survived by her loving sons, George F. Pilla and his wife, Linda, and John Pilla, all of Alliance; her grandchildren, Shana Baum and her husband, Justin, Ryan Pilla and his wife, Melissa, and Eric and J.P. Pilla; and her great grandsons, Tyler and Mario Pilla. She is also survived by a niece, Ruthann Dziedzicki, and several other nieces and nephews. Eleanor was the last surviving member of her immediate family. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was predeceased by her husband, George A. Pilla, on August 17, 1990, and by three brothers, Paul, John and Alex Sklenar, and a sister, Helen Nebraska. Family and friends will be received from 1 - 9 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2006, in the Brooks Funeral Home Inc., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, where a prayer will be held Saturday, April 22, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a funeral service in the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Connellsville, with Rev. Philip Ramstad officiating. A committal service and interment will follow in the Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, PA. To sign the on line guest registry, please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com. Local arrangements are by the Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home, 1000 S. Union Avenue, Alliance, Ohio 44601.
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