Elizabeth “Betty” Carlin, of Oakmont, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014, at the age of 89.
Betty was the wife of the late Robert B. Carlin, Ph.D.; sister of Patricia Janes, the late Kelly Janes and the late Robert Janes; mother of Barbara Carlin, Jim (Laura) Carlin, Mark (Bonnie Carroll) Carlin, Richard (Jeannie) Carlin, John (Kim) Carlin and proud grandmother of eight.
Betty graduated from Trinity College with a B.S. in Chemistry and was one of the first women admitted to Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
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While raising five children, Betty earned her Master’s in Library Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh and then ran the Oakmont Carnegie Library for two decades where her love of reading was shared with generations of Oakmont residents.
She was a member of St. Irenaeus Catholic Church.
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Friends and relatives are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial Saturday March 15, 2014 at 9:30 am in St. Irenaeus Catholic Church Oakmont, 387 Maryland Avenue, Oakmont, PA 15139.
The Family suggests memorials to The Down Syndrome Center of WPA.
Arrangements by BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION & ALTTERNATIVE SERVICES, INC. Oakmont, 412-828-3535.
