Bernadette L. Rose-Tihey
Bernadette L. Rose-Tihey
Funeral Director
Supervisor, Vice President

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412.241.5415

10940 Frankstown Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
info@rosefuneralhomeinc.com

Rose Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Hays Jeffrey Dawson

Early Sunday morning November 26, 2023, Hays Jeffrey Dawson entered eternal rest with his Lord. Jeff, as he was affectionately called, was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 7, 1956. He attended the Pittsburgh Public School system, where he graduated from Fifth Avenue High School in 1974. He attended Babson College in Wellesley, MA where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management in 1978. With over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, exclusively in wealth management and trust administration for Union National, Integra, National City and PNC Banks, Jeff retired as Vice President and Senior Trust Advisor for PNC Bank Wealth Management in December 2018. After retirement Jeff enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling, reading, listening to music and continued to serve in his Church as an Elder and small group leader. He was preceded in death by his beloved parents Hays Patrick and Iris Mae Dawson, and brothers James Dawson, Charles Dawson and Bob Dawson. He leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife Kim (Grimmett) Dawson, sons Todd Grimmett, Jeremy Dawson (Brianna) and Craig Dawson, three granddaughters Ava, Alayna and Amira that he cherished, his Sister Patricia Ann Dawson from Greensburg, PA, and Brother Edward Carl Dawson (Ferrita) from Erie, PA. Friends will be received from 11:30am – 12:45pm Saturday December 2, 2023, at Rolling Hills Church 120 Gernert Drive, Verona PA where a funeral service will be held at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be given to Rolling Hills Church 120 Gernert Drive Verona, PA or the Penn Hills Library 1037 Stotler Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Funeral Services entrusted to Rose Funeral Home10940 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Alice Hall

Passed away November 23, 2023 Friends received Saturday 11am til time of service at Noon at Sixth Mt Zion Baptist Church 6556 Shetland St, Pittsburgh PA 15206

Brenda Joyce Majette

Passed away peacefully on November 17, 2023 Friends received Monday, November 27, 2023 1pm til time of service at 3pm at the Funeral Home

Frank Mitchell

Frank Ingram Mitchell, also known as Swiften, Spanky, Frankie, Tommy, Uncle Tom, was born in St James, Jamaica to parents Egbert and Eleanor Mitchell, on August 31, 1952. He migrated to the United States in the mid 1970’s in hope of obtaining a better life for himself. He was very reserved, a man of ‘few words’ and was very private regarding his affairs. However, he was very kind/generous, loving, helpful and willing to help others in whatever way he could. Today, we celebrate his life knowing that in the latter days of his illness, he committed his life to the Lord Jesus Christ. He will be greatly missed. He was a loving and caring father to his children and grandson. Frank’s parents preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn four children, Tandrea, Marcus, Raymond and Rolan, grandson, Isiah, two brothers, two sisters, a brother and sister in-law, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Friends received Sunday, November 19, 2023 11am til time of service at Noon, at the funeral home

DOROTHY ANN WEINSTEIN GOLD, Ph. D., DABPS, RDH

Dorothy (known as “Dottie” to her oldest friends) born January 30, 1941, and died Sunday, October 8, 2023. She was a caring person who took care of others, both personally and professionally. She loved art, music and theater, and particularly her clock collection. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts (Beacon Hill), grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts until she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1966. Dr. Gold was initially a dental hygienist (Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists (1960)) whose most memorable work was on the famous psychologist B.F. Skinner. She worked as a dental hygienist in Boston and in Pittsburgh over a span of 15 years. She also received degrees from Northeastern University, B.S. (1967), University of Pittsburgh, M.Ed. (1976), Ph.D. (1980). She became licensed as a psychologist in 1983 and worked as a psychologist in Pittsburgh, PA until her retirement in 2022. She was active in the psychological community since 1983. She taught in numerous colleges and universities teaching psychology courses in Group Dynamics and other areas. She became Director of Project Achievement, a state-funded program for educationally and economically disadvantaged people at La Roche College. At the same time, she supervised doctoral students to work with college students’ psychological issues. She next worked as a psychologist at Woodville State Hospital. After the state started closing psychiatric hospitals, she transferred to the State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh, rising to Co-Chief Psychologist, becoming the first woman in the state in that position in a men’s maximum security prison. After retiring from the state, she worked with the aged in a number of nursing homes. She then worked as Regional Psychologist in Western Pennsylvania for Vericare, based in San Diego, California, where she was responsible for hiring, training, and supervising psychologists at numerous locations in western PA. After her second retirement, she worked in private practice for Speigel Freedman Psychological Services, and then for her own private practice in Irwin, PA. As a psychologist, she was active in the Greater Pittsburgh Psychological Association in such positions as Treasurer and as Editor of their newsletter. She was involved in many activities, presented in Pennsylvania state PPA conferences, taught many courses and took many programs in anxiety reduction and in depression treatments, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Interpersonal therapy. She specialized in PTSD, anxiety and depression. She never stopped taking courses and learning ways of helping people handle their lives with comfort. She loved to collect art, antique clocks, and going to the theater and museums. Later in life, she picked up playing piano after decades of not playing. Earlier in life she loved outdoor activities: camping, staying at a farmhouse in the PA Amish country, etc. She took many trips during her lifetime: Amish counties in PA; New Zealand; England; and a post-college trip through Europe. She passes along her devotion to treating others with respect to her sons, Steven and David (Diane) and her granddaughter, Natalia. A Graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the Homewood Cemetery, 1599 S. Dallas Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217. In lieu of flowers, Dr. Gold’s family requests that donations be made to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or the charity of the donor’s choice.

Dr. Yolanda Avram Willis

A prominent Pittsburgh-area Holocaust survivor passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1st, 2023, one day before her 89th birthday. Yolanda was the loving mother of Allen Martin (Noemi) Willis, Nelson Robert Willis, and the late Carla Yvonne Willis; grandmother of Julia Willis, Ilana Baker, Dalia Baker, and Shira Baker; mother-in-law of Gregg Baker; sister of the late Yannis Avram; daughter of the late Salvator Avram and Karolla Bensousan Avram. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 at noon at The Homewood Cemetery, 1599 S. Dallas Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.