Mrs. Lasher Dies Monday

ST. PETERSBURG –Mrs. Alfred (Lorraine) Lasher of Parker RD 2 died unexpectedly at 8 p.m. Monday in her home. Removal was made to the Karle D. McKinney Funeral Home in St. Petersburg. A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday's Derrick.

From: The Derrick, Oil City, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday February 26, 1974, Page 8

ST. PETERSBURG - Mrs. Lorraine Householder Lasher, 72, of Parker RD 2, died unexpectedly at 1pm Monday in her home. She was the wife of Alfred J. Lasher and a former resident of New Kensington. Born March 4, 1901, in Connellsville, she was a daughter of Harry and Lottie Sloan Fetter. She was a member of Pittsburgh Chapter 1, Women of the Moose, and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Parker Fire Company. Surviving along with her husband, Alfred J. Lasher Parker RD 2, are a son, Chester L. Householder of New Kensington; two sisters, Romaine Ferguson of New Kensington and Mrs. Sarah Grace Palmer of Pittsburgh; two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm today at the Karle D. McKinney Funeral Home in St. Petersburg, Removal will be made to Ross Walker Funeral Home Freeport Road in New Kensington, where friends will received Thursday afternoon and evening and where funeral services will be held at 2 pm Friday. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery Lower Burrell.

From: The Derrick, Oil City, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday February 27, 1974, Page 16

Mrs. Lorraine Householder Lasher, 72, of Parker R.D. 2, died suddenly at 8 p.m. yesterday at her home. She was a former resident of New Kensington. Born March 4, 1901, in Connellsville, she was the daughter of Harry and Lottie Sloan Fetter. She was a member of the Women of the Moose of Pittsburgh, Chapter 1, and the Foxburg Fire Company and the Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband, Alfred J. Lasher; a son, Chester L. Householder of New Kensington and Mrs. Sara Grace Palmer of Pittsburgh; two granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren. LASHER--Friends of Mrs. Lorraine Householder Lasher of Parker R.D. 2, who died Monday Feb. 25, 1974, will be received at the Karle D. McKinney Funeral Home, St. Petersburg from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The body will be taken to the Ross Walker Funeral Home, Freeport Road, New Kensington, where friends will be received Thursday afternoon and night, and where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Lower Burrell. Arrangements by McKinney.

From: The Butler Eagle, Butler, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday Febrary 26, 1974, Page 16

Mrs. Lorraine Householder Lasher, 72, of RD2 Parker died at 8 p.m. Feb. 25, 1974, in her home. Born March 4, 1901, in Connellsville, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Lottie Sloan Fetter. She was married to Alfred J. Lasher, who survives. Mrs. Lasher was a former resident of New Kensington. She was a member of Pittsburgh Chapter 1, Women of the Moose and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Parker Fire Company. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Chester L. Householder; two grand-children; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Romaine Ferguson of New Kensington and Mrs. Sarah Grace Palmer of Pittsburgh. Removal was made to the Karle D. McKinney Funeral Home in St. Petersburg, with later removal made to the Ross Walker Funeral Home in New Kensington, where funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery at Lower Burrell.

From: The Clarion News, Clarion, Pennsylvania, on Thursday February 28, 1974, P 3

NOTE: Twin sister of Rommaine C. (Fetter) Ferguson

Married: Alfred Jay Lasher