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Elizabeth Cavanaugh
Shadyside
Elizabeth Whalen Cavanaugh, 81, of Shadyside,
formerly of Ann Arbor, Mich.,
Saturday, July 2, 2011,
She was the cherished mother of Louise Cavanaugh Sciannameo (Franco Sciannameo), of
Pittsburgh, Mark Lowell Cavanaugh, of Rockville, Md., and Duncan Cays Cavanaugh (Mary
Margaret Cavanaugh), of Boone, N.C.; and the proud, loving grandmother of Nicholas James
Sciannameo and Lily Eileen Cavanaugh; and daughter of the late John Whalen, Esq., and the
late Louise Cays Whalen. She was beloved by her sisters and brother, Catherine (Donald)
Portolese, of Massena, N.Y., and the late Patricia Werner, of Rochester, N.Y., and Edward
(Marjorie) Whalen, of Windsor, Calif. She was the niece of the late Irving W. and
Catherine Wilson, of Pittsburgh, and the late Emily and Anne Whalen, of Massena, N.Y. Born
in Oswego, N.Y., and raised in Massena, N.Y., Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree
in English from Buffalo's D'Youville College. After graduating in 1952, she took
an interest in the work of her uncle, Irving Wilson, then president of Alcoa Aluminum, and
began a career in personnel at!
the company's Massena operation and, later, at Alcoa in Philadelphia. She left the
company to devote herself to raising her family. Always eager to share her love of the
written word with her children and with others, she taught adults to read as part of the
Literacy Volunteers of America, Nassau County, N.Y. In later life, from 1988 until 2001,
Elizabeth was a peer counselor for the Older Adult Recovery Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. In
that role, she found it most rewarding to address medical residents at the University of
Michigan who were learning about the appropriate uses of medication in elderly patients.
In addition to her siblings, children and grandchildren, Elizabeth is survived by 10
loving nieces and nephews and also leaves behind many dear friends, all of whom will
remember her kindness, tenacity and courage. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS INC., 4900 Centre Ave. at Devonshire Street . A
memorial service will follow a!
t 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests donations t
o the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council or the National Office of the Sierra Club.
(Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Tribune)
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