Theresa Elizabeth Siemon, 85, formerly of Zelienople, died June 18 in Pasadena, Calif., after a long illness.

Born Jan. 15, 1921, in Zelienople, she was the daughter of Julius George Demeter and Theresa Esther Vargo.

She was a member of the Calvin Presbyterian Church of Zelienople, where she was serving as an elder, deacon, librarian, flower chairperson, women's association leader and nursery teacher.

Mrs. Siemon, a graduate of Zelienople High School and the Franklin Institute of Science in Philadelphia, had been a medical laboratory technologist at the Tuberculosis League Hospital, the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh (West Penn) Hospital.

She enjoyed furniture refinishing and gardening.

Neighbors and church members remember her gentle, positive words and concern for others.

Surviving are two sons, Jeffrey Owen Siemon, and his wife, Janna of Pasadena and James Philip Siemon of Manheim, Pa.; a granddaughter, Holly Ann of Denver, Pa.; a sister, Mary H. Madison of Casper, Wyo.; a brother, J. Francis "Frank" Demeter, and his wife, Dorothy, of Ormond Beach, Fla.; a nephew, Paul Francis Demeter of Zelienople; a niece, Deborah Lou Kirsch of Harmony; and other nephews and nieces, Mark, David, Claudia, Theresa, and Cynthia.

She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Albert Edwin Siemon, who died Jan. 19, 1972, and a brother, Julius Demeter.

<B>SIEMON</B> — Services for Theresa Elizabeth Siemon, who died Sunday, June 18, 2006, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at the Calvin Presbyterian Church in Zelienople with the Rev. Graham Standish officiating.Contributions may be made to the Calvin Presbyterian Church, 415 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, PA 16063.