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Mary Alice Kamphaus

  • On May 14, 2020
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Mary Alice Kamphaus, age 65 of McMurray, PA passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. She was born in Pittsburgh September 19, 1954 and is the daughter of the late John and Clara Laeng.

Beloved wife of David L. Kamphaus; loving mother of Jeanna (David) Kraemer, Alexa Kamphaus and Robin (William) Amend; adoring grandmother of Nathan, Grace, Sofia and Aloysius; sister of John “Tom” (Dianne) Laeng and Richard (Jeanne) Laeng.

Alice was a member of the West Liberty University Chi Omega sorority. Burial will take place at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Pittsburgh Cremation & Funeral Care, 3287 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317. Please view and sign the family’s online guestbook at www.PittsburghCremation.com.

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19 Comments

Margaret Diamond
My deepest sympathies to the Kamphaus and Laeng family and all those who knew Mary Alice. Praying for peace, strength and comfort for you all.
Patrick M. McAndrew
For three straight weeks when Alice called into my classroom for students... I could tell Alice’s voice was not getting better. So at 2:20PM after school I went down to see her and asked her what was going on. Alice told me. I was in shock. I bought her thee most beautiful card and wrote a beautiful, positive message inside. I told her to open the card at home and read it there. What a sweet, sweet, sweet woman. You could say I kind of coached her up with positive messages. I would ask about the grand baby on the way and her eyes lit up. I have been a HS teacher for 35.5 years, and let me tell you, Alice was extra special. Kind, soft spoken, and yes she had a difficult jog to do... but did that job with kindness and grace. I am so sorry for your loss. I want to share a story with you. My third grade teacher first gave me this at my father’s funeral in July 2006. I have been sharing this to students who lost a parent or a sibling ever since that day. It’s beautiful and it helps. Read. Share. Save it for the future........ ❤ A Parable of Death as a Transition to a Better Afterlife. -The Story of The DragonFly- Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while one of their colony seemed to lose interest in- going about with friends. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily, it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more. ”Look!” said one of the water bugs to another. “One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you suppose she is going?” Up, up, up it went slowly. Even as they watched the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited, but it did not return. “That’s funny!” said one water bug to another. “Wasn’t she happy here?” asked a second water bug. “Where do you suppose she went?” wondered a third. No one had an answer. They were greatly puzzled. Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. “I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why.” “We promise”, they said solemnly. One day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up he went. Before he knew what was happening, he had broken through the surface of the water, and had fallen onto the broad, green, lilypad above. When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He could not believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he stuggled, he felt the impluse to move his wings. The warth of the sun soon dried the moisture from his new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself above the water. He had become a dragonfly. Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere. By and by, the new dragonfly, he flew then landed on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why he was directly above his old friends, the water bugs! There they were scurrying about just as he had been doing some time before. Then the dragonfly remembered the promise. “The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why.” Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly, he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water. “I can’t return.” He said in dismay. “At least I tried, but I can’t keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I’ll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they will understand what happened to me and where I went.” And the dragonfly winged off happily into a wonderful new world of sun and air…. In Loving Memory of Alice
Lisa miller
Lexi and Family, So Very sad to hear of your mom’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I always remember the fun times hanging with her At basketball games! Comfort and peace to you all. Lisa Miller
Lisa miller
Lexi and Family, So sad to hear of your Moms passing. I will always remember the fun times at basketball with her and talking about school. May the beautiful memories of her life comfort you in this difficult time. Lisa Miller
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