Leah Jane (Stidard) Palmer

Leah Jane Palmer, age 80 of Clairton, passed away at home on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in the loving care of her husband.  Born March 30, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Earl “Red” and Harriet (Martin) Stidard.  A member of Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish – St. Clare of Assisi Church, Leah retired as a food service director for Nutrition, Inc., subcontracted in the South Allegheny and Clairton School Districts.  She is survived by her husband Eugene Palmer; her sons Scott (Kathleen) Palmer of Murrells Inlet, Shawn Palmer of St. Petersburg, Fl, and Keith (Kathy) Palmer of Mt. Vernon; her grandchildren Heather Fazio and Ryan, Hayley, and A.J. Palmer; her great-grandchildren Braden, Kaelyn, and Adaline Fazio; and also nieces and nephews.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Sylvia Lou Honke and Harriet “Linny” Stidard and her brothers Gerald Stidard and Earl Stidard, Jr..  Friends will be received in the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 from 2 PM to 4 PM.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10 AM in Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish, St. Clare of Assisi Church.  EVERYONE PLEASE MEET AT THE CHURCH. Procession and Inurnment to follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp.  Memorial contributions in Leah’s name should be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org

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