Elizabeth 'Becky' Anna (White) Banyay
Elizabeth “Becky” Anna (White) Banyay, 91, of Zelienople, formerly of Evans City, died Sunday.
Born Oct. 31, 1921, in Hickory, Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin D. Sr. and Laura Cooper White.
She was the beloved wife of the late Charles J. Banyay, who she married June 2, 1944; mother of the Rev. Beverly Banyay of Blairsville, Patricia (Richard) Hanf of Marietta, Ohio, Nancy (Gary) Stoehr of Williamsville, N.Y., Wendell (Linda) Banyay of Suffolk, Va., Dan (Joan) Banyay of Cranberry Township and Reid (Emiko) Banyay of Bensalem; sister of Albert White of New Port Richey, Fla., Mary Crozier of Lancaster, John White of Hickory, Marjorie Smith-Peterson of Janesville, Wis., Margaret McCance of Lancaster, Richard White of Hickory and Willard White of Washington; grandmother of Susan Hanf of Chicago, Rick Hanf of Houston, Texas, Katie Stoehr (Ben Johnson) of Brooklyn, N.Y., Laura (John) Kammerer of Columbia, S.C., Christopher (Christine) Jordan of Blacksburg, Va., Elyse (Scott) Vaughan of Chesapeake, Va., Cory (Emma) Jordan of Charlottesville, Va., Greg (Jennifer) Banyay of Ellwood City and Laurie Banyay of Cranberry Township; great-grandmother of Mary, Robbie and Drew Jordan, Samantha and Charlotte Vaughan, Henry Johnson, Owen and Julian Kammerer, Adelaide Jordan and Garrett and Grady Banyay; and aunt of many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by Alvin D. White Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M., Robert White Sr. of Hickory and Ellis Jordan of Charlottesville, Va.
Becky graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and retired in 1982 from the Seneca Valley School District where she taught English for many years.
She was a proud member of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Evans City, the Evans City Historical Society, the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was an avid reader who enjoyed crossword puzzles, nature, music, playing cards and spending time with family.
BANYAY — Visitation for Elizabeth “Becky” Anna (White) Banyay, who died Sunday, June 2, 2013, will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Boylan Funeral Home, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, and at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Evans City, preceding the 11 a.m. funeral service. Burial will follow in Evans City Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran Senior Life Foundation in Zelienople for benevolent care or to the Evans City Historical Society.Becky's family would like to thank the staff members of Passavant Retirement Community for their loving, compassionate care.
