NK Realtors Wife Dies At Age 80

Mrs. Mary Lee Robinson Lasher, 80, of 249 Charles Ave., New Kensington, died yesterday afternoon (March 11, 1963) in Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, one day after she was admitted. She was the wife of James H. Lasher of James H. Lasher and Sons Inc., a local real estate agent. Born June 17, 1882, in Oakmont, she had lived in the New Kensington area since 1916. Mrs. Lasher was a member of the First Baptist Church, New Kensington. Surviving besides her husband are three sons: John T., of New Kensington, Homer S., of Clarksburg, W. Va., and Ernie of Lower Burrell; two daughters; Mrs. J. A. (Martha) Milldollar, of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. J.R. (Cora) Worley of McKeesport; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 this evening and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Charles H. Hankey Funeral Home, 217 Freeport Road, New Kensington, where a service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. J. R. MacGorman. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Arnold.

From: The Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, March 12, 1963, Page 18

Obituary Provided By: GINNIMAE

Mary Lee (Robinson) Lasher, 80 years, of 249 Charles Avenue, New Kensington died at Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on Monday March 11, 1963. Mrs. Lasher was born June 17, 1882 in Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Robinson and Martha Shearer. She was a housewife and is survived by her husband James Hartzell Lasher. The funeral home that provided the services is unreadable. Interment was made March 14, 1963 in Union Cemetery, Arnold, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Certificate information was provided by James E. Lasher of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania.

From: The death certificate of Mary Lee (Robinson) Lasher

Married: James Hartzel Lasher, January, 8, 1904, in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio