Sewickley Herald

Ruth Benzenhoefer Adasiak passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. Posey, as she was affectionately called, was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Ruth "Mimi" Schofield Benzenhoefer and Frederick Benzenhoefer. The family moved to Sewickley where she and her beloved brother Albert grew up. After graduating from Sewickley High School, Ruth attended Theil College in Greenville, PA, receiving her AS Degree in Secretarial Studies. While living a life filled with family, work, love and a great deal of silliness and fun, transitions were always at hand. Throughout her 58-year marriage to her beloved surviving spouse, Robert J. Adasiak, they moved fourteen times! Always undaunted by Bob's frequent...

Nancy Stone Jenkins died peacefully and surrounded by family on February 11, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, SC at the age of 84. She was the beloved wife of Orin Kenneth Jenkins, loving mother to their four children and proud grandmother to their twelve grandchildren. Nancy was born on September 22, 1937 to the late Donald B. Stone and Ruth Hausner Stone in Schenectady, New York. After graduating from Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady, Nancy went on to study Child Development at Cornell University where she was also a member of Pi Beta Phi. During the spring of her senior year at Cornell Nancy met Orin who was also a Cornell student. Following their graduation, they were married in August...

Ann Wyckoff Cook died on February 3, 2022, in Vero Beach, FL. Ann Cook was born in Buffalo, New York on August 13, 1926. Her parents were Marjorie Annable and George Magee Wyckoff. Ann spent 14 years in Buffalo then moved to Sewickley, PA in 1942. Her education included Miss Porters in Connecticut. In 1947, she married John Scott Wendt Jr. and had three children, J. Scott Wendt (Sewickley), Peyton W Berry (Vero Beach, FL) and Peter Magee Wendt (Beaufort, N.C.). After a divorce, Ann met and married Frederic L. Cook. In 1991 they moved to Vero Beach, FL. While in Sewickley, Ann had many interests. She was active on the Woman's Committee of Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. She...

Scott Parker Liggett, 56, of Hilton Head Island, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Born February 4, 1964, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the oldest son of the late Joseph G. and Nancy (Sutter) Liggett. He was a devoted husband to LouAnn (Oakley) Liggett, loving father to Parker and Mallory Liggett; and brother of Susan (Liggett) Fox and Mark Liggett of Pittsburgh, PA. Scott was a graduate of NC State University and held both a B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. is Construction Management. He worked for the Town of Hilton Head Island for over 30 years, most recently as Director of Public Projects & Facilities. Scott had a keen intellect and grasp of detail as well as a firm...

Elizabeth (Betsy) Burrows Allyn, formerly of Sewickley Heights, PA and Masonic Village of Sewickley, died November 30, 2020 in New London, NC at the home of her daughter, Bonnie, where she had been living for several years. Betsy was born January 8, 1926, in Philadelphia, PA to Samuel D. Burrows and Florence Heller. She was educated at Friends School in Atlanta City, NJ, Springside School in Chestnut Hill, PA, and the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1947. Betsy married Henry G. (Hank) Allyn, Jr. in 1947. Hank died in 2006. She is survived by their three children; Henry Gregory Allyn III (Cynthia Cott Allyn and her daughter, Gina Landes-Blum) of Lancaster, CA, Florence Elizabeth...

Herbert E. Thomas, M.D. On May 15, 2020, Herbert Edwin Thomas died peacefully at age 91 in Ithaca, NY, from complications of Parkinson's disease and diabetes. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he practiced medicine for nearly 50 years in Pittsburgh and New York City. Born in Quebec City in 1928, Herb was a graduate of the Royal Canadian Naval College, McGill University, and Queen's University School of Medicine. He did his residency in psychiatry at The University of Michigan Medical Center. A founding member and past President of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, he served as Editor of AAPL's quarterly bulletin for 10 years. He was a member of the Board of...

75, originally of Sewickley, PA went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 25, 2019. Louis was predeceased by his parents, Donald and Lilamae Thomas and his son, Rhett Thomas. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years; his two daughters, Ashley (Christian) and Christine Thomas and four grandchildren. Louis was a perfect husband, loving father and a proud captain in the Marine Corps. He was also an active member of the Masonic lodge. Louis' services were held in St. Petersburg, FL. Visit the family's online guestbook at www.andersonmcqueen.com.