Erin S. Beish, 34 of State College and formerly of Philipsburg, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College. She was the daughter of John and Susan (Dunsmore) Kennedy of Philipsburg and Gregory Beish of Houtzdale.
She was a member of Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Philipsburg. She loved watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and tailgating at Penn State home games with her uncle P.D. and family. She enjoyed her annual trip to Florida with her uncle Rob and aunt JoAnn and visiting Disney World.
She had worked part-time for several years at Penn State. She was last employed at Lion Heart Fitness in State College, until her illness prevented her from working.
She was a 1998 graduate of the Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School.
She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Harry and Rita (Ammerman) Dunsmore; paternal grandparents, Cecil and Phyllis (Selfridge) Beish; a step-sister, Krista Kennedy; and an aunt, Bernie Wayne Dunsmore.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Brian D. Beish and his wife, Brea of Huntingdon. She is also survived by her beloved nephews, Nolan and Lucas Beish of Huntingdon; aunts and uncles, Robert and JoAnn Dunsmore of Spring Hill, FL, James Dunsmore of Florida, Thomas and Beth Dunsmore of Philipsburg, and P.D. and Barb Beish of Grampian; cousins, Melanie and Kurt Lenz, Matthew Beish, Amanda and Brandon Greenland, Christopher Dunsmore and her extended step-family, the Kennedys.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Beezer-Heath Funeral Home in Philipsburg, with the Rev. Robert J. Kelly officiating. Burial will be at the Saints Peter & Paul Cemetery in Philipsburg.
The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. until the hour of services Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger, 100 N. Academy Ave, MC 50-20, Danville, PA 17822-5020.
Friends may sign the guestbook at: beezerheathfh.com.