Audrey Yost

Audrey Jean Irvin Yost, age 89, passed away peacefully after a long illness, in Erie, PA on December 17th, 2015.

She was born in 1926, on Arlington Avenue overlooking downtown and the South Side of Pittsburgh, PA. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, John and Florence Irvin and brothers, John, Jr. and Matthew.

Audrey was a graduate of South Hills (Pittsburgh) High School, Class of 1944.

A retiree, she had worked over the years for Dr. Eskey (Dentist), The Iron and Glass Bank Carson Street Southside, and the Consol Energy in the South Hills.

She resided most of her life in Bethel Park, PA and was an avid dancer of the ball room style performing with many close friends in the Pittsburgh area.

She is survived by son, William J. Yost of Franklin, TN daughter, Janice E. Baumbach of Erie, PA, son, Mark Yost of Shelby County, Kentucky, grandson Ian Yost (Cassie) of Louisville, KY, granddaughter, Katy Baumbach of Cleveland, OH and great-grandchildren Sam and Caroline Yost. Also surviving is her longtime friend June Hullihan of Peters Township, PA.

A Memorial and Celebration of Life will be held at the Bethel Presbyterian Church of Bethel Park, PA on Saturday morning at 11 am on January 23, 2016. Audrey will be interred privately in the Historic Bethel Church Cemetery.

Memorials can be made in her honor though the Girl Scouts of America, 420 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018-2798, Bethel Presbyterian Church, 2999 Bethel Church Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102 or The Dementia Society of America, 8 Atkinson Drive #600, Doylestown, PA 18901.

Arrangements entrusted to the Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 West 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506.