Obituary

Mrs. Kathleen Ann Burke Salsman, age 69, of West Chester Township, OH, formerly of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at the UC Health West Chester Hospital, in West Chester, OH.

Kathleen was born November 12, 1950, in Meshoppen, PA, a daughter of the late Harold John and Helen Anna Goldbach Burke.

She graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High School, a member of the class of 1968. She later attended Mansfield State College. She married Donald A. Salsman of Laceyville on June 6, 1970, in St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA.

Kathleen attended St. John the Evangelist Church, West Chester, OH.

Kathleen’s passion was designing and landscaping gardens. Kathy also enjoyed planning special occasions and owned a bridal shop called Cherished Occasions in Fairfield, OH, for a time before her multiple sclerosis advanced.

Surviving:

Husband of 50 years:

Donald Salsman West Chester, OH

Two daughters:

Jennifer Salsman Bashore Pittsburgh, PA

Ann Salsman (Dr. Jon) Cohron Fairfield, OH

Three sisters:

Maureen (Grant) House Jenningsville, PA

Barbara (Kevin) Kunkle Sugar Run, PA

Susan (Thomas) Burns Seabrook, TX

Grandchildren:

Joshua and Samantha

Mother-in-law:

Betty Alich Laceyville, PA

Brother-in-law:

Ronald (Gail) Salsman Benton, PA

Two sisters-in-law:

Kay (Jim) Chase Cortland, NY

Annette Wilbur Laceyville, PA

and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 31 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA, with the Rev. Thomas J. Major, pastor, presiding. Interment will follow in St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery, Cummiskey, PA.

Friends and family may call at the Homer Funeral Home, 83 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA, on Friday, October 30th, 2020, from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.