Obituaries

Funeral Arrangements Set for Mary Saflin of Oakmont

Family and friends will be received at Burket-Truby Funeral Home and St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Oakmont.

Mary Saflin, 72, of Oakmont during the unexpected flash flooding on Washington Boulevard on Friday, Aug. 19. Her body was found by a search crew on Aug. 20.

She was one of four who died.

According to her obituary, Saflin was the beloved mother of Josie (Dave) Zischkau, and Nicholas (Melanie) Saflin. She was the sister of Anna (John) Spehar and Nunni of Kelsey and Forrest.

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Saflin will be remembered for being a caring caretaker of many families’ homes. Friends and relatives will be received at in Oakmont on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at in Oakmont.

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People also can offer condolences, thoughts, support and prayers for the Saflin family, as well as the Griffith family—Kimberly, Brenna and Mikaela Griffith were the of the flood—of Plum on .

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