Anne J. (MacDonagh) Lawther

Anne J. Lawther, 86, of Lower Burrell died peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2019.  She was born on March 16, 1932 in County Galway, Ireland.  Anne was a daughter of the late John and Anne (Naughton) MacDonagh and was preceded in death by four sisters and one brother.  Anne worked in the drapery department at Montgomery Wards and was an active member of St. Margaret Mary Church.   Anne loved her animals and was an avid reader.  She will be remembered as the “Sweetest Lady, you’ll ever want to meet.”  She was the wife of the late Clarence R. Lawther.  Anne was the loving mother of Ann (Shawn) Schafer of New Kensington, Clarence T. (Eldaree Meyer) Lawther, of Upper Burrell; special and loving grandmother of Tori Lawther; Kelsie Schafer; Kylie Schafer; Keaghen Schafer; and Dillon Lawther and sister of Eileen Polakovic, of Belle Vernon; also numerous nieces and nephews.  Family and friends will be received on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the prayers of transfer at 10:30 a.m.  in the Frank F. Gigler Funeral Home, Inc., Robert P. Karish, Supervisor, 2877 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell, PA  15068.  (724) 335-6500, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Margaret Mary Church, Lower Burrell.  Memorial donations may be made to Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley, 533 Linden Avenue, New Kensington, PA  15068.  www.giglerfuneralhome.com.

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