Sandra Jane (Kayner) Kitchen

William Snyder Funeral Home

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | June 24, 2024

Sandra Jane (Kayner) Kitchen, 60, of Pittsbugh, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024. She was born August 6, 1963 in Jamestown, NY, the daughter of the late John L. and Ardath (Anderson) Kayner. She was a graduate of Mercyhurst Prepartory School, Erie, and worked for 41 years at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD).

While working at WPSD she was an advisor for the Girls’ Athletic Association, active in coaching girls’ volleyball, basketball, and track and field. Prior to retirement her most recent position was administrative assistant to the principal. Sandra enjoyed knitting and other crafts, and when able over the years she enjoyed traveling. She had attended Word of Life Ministries and Living Waters Family Worship Center.

She was a leader of the Unstoppable Saints Youth Ministry Team, Cornerstone Ministries, and she was involved in Clown Ministry, at Word of Life Church. Sandra had strong Christian Faith and enjoyed going on mission trips, her favorite was traveling to South Dakota to do mission work with the Lakota Sioux Tribe in Mission, South Dakota. She is survived by her loving husband Jamie Kitchen; brother Steve J. (Amy) Kayner; and niece AnnaTheresa J. Kayner. Friends and family will be received from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, at the Forgie-Snyder Funeral Home, 1032 Broadway Ave., East McKeesport, 412-823-8083. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will be held Monday, June 24, 2024, in Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, those attending please meet at 10:30a.m., at the funeral home. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservices.com.

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Originally published June 24, 2024.

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