Eleanor Reifsnider

Eleanor Reifsnider (Davis) passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2025. Born in Wilkinsburg on November 20, 1927, Eleanor was a devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by husbands Ellsworth Davis and Franklin Reifsnider. She is survived by and will be sorely missed by brother, Ken Peters, of Monroeville, son, Kerry Davis, (Trish) of Downingtown PA. daughter, Dawna Brown-Doucet , of Parrish, Florida, grandchildren Jaime Reihman (Joel), Tawnya Mann, (Jim), Amber Gettemy, (Matt) Becca Wilber (Jared) and great grandchildren Brayden Mann, Colton Gettemy, Cameron Mann and Wyatt Gettemy, Eleanor worked in sales in the furniture department of Kaufmann’s Department Store until she was promoted to Administrative Assistant to the store manager. She also served as an administrative assistant at ENI Engineering. But her most difficult job took place earlier in her life, trying to keep her “baby” brother out of trouble. Her active personal life included helping to create The Garden City Monroeville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and being active in the Monroeville Friendship Club. She also enjoyed ballroom dancing and entertaining family and friends. (Those Thanksgiving dinners she prepared for up to 20 family members are never to be forgotten.) She was an accomplished do-it-yourself interior decorator and every home she occupied was a showplace, always clean and neat as a pin. Her hobbies were sewing, cooking, reading and Soduko. She and her husband, Franklin, travelled extensively, touring this country and Europe. Eleanor was rarely if ever seen dressed in casual clothing, preferring to look like a well-dressed and coordinated lady wherever she went. She was quite healthy throughout her life, never even needing a prescription medication until far into her later years. A long-time resident of the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh she had homes in Garden City and Glenwood in Monroevlle and Heritage Square in Murrysville. There will be a viewing Thursday January 23, from 10AM to 11AM, at Gene H. Corl Funeral Chapel, 4335 Northern Pike, Monroeville, followed by a short service. Burial will be private at Restland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The American Cancer Society in memory of Eleanor.