LAY CHRISTINE M. 67, of Mt. Bethel, PA, passed away Wednesday, September 11, at her residence. Christine was born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 14, 1946, a daughter of Dorothy M. (Sarchet) Howells, of Pittsburgh, PA and the late Robert L. Howells, Sr. She was the wife of Russel Lay, who she met skiing at Seven Springs Ski Resort in PA. They celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary last November. Christine graduated from South Hills High School and worked as a commercial artist with Frank Knat Advertising Studios in Pittsburgh. Later in life, Christine was employed as a secretary at Concordia Industry in Garden City, NY, until retiring in 2008. She was a loving daughter, mother, and wife. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Flushing, NY. Christine was currently attending the Mt. Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church. In addition to her mother, Dorothy and her husband, Russel, Christine is survived by a daughter, Krystin M. Blauch; wife, of Derek Blauch, of Harrisburg, PA; two sons, Kenneth A. Lay, husband of Susan Lay, of Cincinnati, OH, and Kevin C. Lay, husband of Elisabeth Lay, of East Falmouth, MA; a brother, Robert L. Howells, Jr., of Pittsburgh, PA; two grandchildren, Violet Kathryn Lay and Everett Russel Lay. Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the Mt. Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church, 1270 Belvidere Corner Rd., Mt. Bethel, PA 18343. Call Saturday 1-3 p.m. in the Church. Interment will be private at convenience of the Family at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the GAFFNEY PARSONS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., "Village of Johnsonville", Bangor, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Flushing,150-20 Barclay Ave., Flushing, NY 11355 or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777. Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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