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Harriet Leona Shash

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | June 23, 2025

Harriet Leona Shash, age 76 of Greenock, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Born September 27, 1948 in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Leona (Bero) Pahlman. A retired nurse and case manager for Aetna Behavioral Health, Harriet was a parishioner of St. James Roman Catholic Church in the West End where she was very active in the church community. Harriet enjoyed watching her children in sports, taking part many times as a baseball or softball scorekeeper, or coaching the game itself. She also enjoyed going to bingo and the casino with her friends, and Lady Luck was always on her side. Harriet enjoyed fishing, camping and making fly fishing lures. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Gary Shash; her children Wendy Ludwick of McKeesport, Kimberly Shash of Pittsburgh, Christopher Shash of Monroeville, and Amy (Greg) McDonnell of Isanti, MN; her grandchildren Brendan, Kaylee, Taylor, Josslyn, Christian, Jameson, Rowan, Finnegan, Tristan, Michael, Quinn, and Aidan; and also her nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received in the Daniel F. Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory, 4504 Walnut St., Versailles Borough, McKeesport, PA 15132 (412-678-3454) on Friday, June 27, 2025, from 1 PM to 3 PM and 5 PM to 7:30 PM with the Rosary starting at 7 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 AM on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at St. James Roman Catholic Church in the West End, 326 S. Main St, Pittsburgh. Please meet at the church. A private family burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp. www.bekavacfuneralhome.com

Originally published June 23, 2025.

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