estella heintz rawson
Estella (Lorraine) Heintz Rawson, 76, of Freeport, Ohio, formerly of Weirton, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at the Weirton Medical Center. Born October 5, 1928 in Adalaide, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Nelson and Margaret Oswald Skiles. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Harold William Heintz, sons Richard (Dickie) and Fred Heintz; brothers Charles and Richard Skiles; sisters Betty Cunningham and Delores Cowan and 2 granddaughters Amy Gross and Kelly Heintz. Lorraine retired from K-Mart where she worked as a cashier. She had previously worked as an EMT for Weirton Area Ambulance & Rescue Service and served as a nurse’s aid at Weirton General Hospital. Lorraine was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, and a past member of the Women of the Moose Lodge #688. She also served as a volunteer member for the Boy Scouts of America, Ft. Steuben Scout Reservation. Lorraine’s survivors include her husband Charles (Fuzzy) Rawson of Freeport, OH; her children Mrs. Irvin (Cheryl) Gross of Weirton, Harold “Bill” (Bertha) Heintz of Hickory, PA, Mrs. John (Jaynie) Arango of Hudson FL, Mrs. Ronald (Sharon) Stillwagoner of Weirton and Ms. Peggy Jo Bauer of Geneva, AL; step-children Tim Rawson of Freeport, OH, John Paul Rawson of Weirton and Tammy Chipps of Steubenville, OH; daughter-in-law Diane Burchett of East Liverpool, OH; brother Ray Skiles of Weirton; sister Peggy Hart of Mesa, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter. Friends will be received Thursday from 7-9PM and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9PM at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton. Funeral liturgy with Mass will be celebrated at 10:00AM Saturday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church. Interment will be at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery in Florence, PA. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Boy Scouts of America, Ohio River Valley Council, P. O. Box 6186, Wheeling, WV 26003 or the Salvation Army, P. O. Box 2499, Weirton, WV 26062. Share tributes with her family at www.grecohertnick.com. Funeral Home: Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV US 26062

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  1. Fuzzy, I’m so sorry to hear about Lorraine! I didn’t know her that well, but I remember the day you introduced her to me at Eat N’ Park. I know that you loved her and that means she must’ve been pretty special! God bless! Love always, Tiffany

  2. Dear Fuzzy and Family, So sorry to hear of aunt Lorraine’s passing Our Prayers and Thoughts are with you in your time of sorrow. love Denise and Joe

  3. Dear Fuzzy,Sorry to here about Lorrain’s passing, God bless you and your family. Ralph (sonny)& Ginny Fankhauser

  4. We will always remember the kindness and good nature of our dearest friend. Fuzzette will always hold a special place in our hearts and lives. Ft. Steuben will never be the same without her smile and warm welcome. We truely love her and Fuzzy. God has called home a wonderful woman. No longer to suffer any pain or stress of life. Love, David, Lori and Pickle.

  5. Sorry to hear of all this Fuzzy. I will see you in short order. If there is anything I or we can do, you know where to find me. GOD Bless YiS Gary

  6. Cheryl, Don’t know if you’ll remember me or not but we used to live next door on Main St. in Weirton. Our parents were friends. My sister, Sharon, and I and you and your brothers and sisters played together. So sorry to hear about your mom. I remember her as a very nice person and full of energy. God bless your family. Naomi

  7. My Aunt Lorraine, was a not only a very special person, but she was a very special aunt. She will be missed by many, many relatives, friends and all of her and Fuzzy’s Boy Scouts. I love you Aunt Lorraine

  8. Fuzzy, So sorry to hear about Lorraine. I know I’ll sure miss her. Jimmy says to say he’s sorry to hear the bad news ,too. Jimmy is going to college in Cleveland and working. He’s going for disel mechanic. You’re in our thoughts and prayers, Tom, Sandy, Jimmy & Joey Knight

  9. Its a long “ol” haul, isn’t it Chuck? Sort of know how you “might” feel!! I guess we”re here only a shot period of time, so we make the best of it.. God bless and take care OF YOURSELF…Harley

  10. Fuzzy, sorry to hear the news. We all sure will miss Fuzzette at Ft Steuben. May God bless you and your family. YIS Doyle Crooks and the Boys from Troop 71

  11. Fuzzy, We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Loraine. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy. My son, Josh, is in the hospital, but I will certainly try to be at the funeral home Friday evening. Rob Matuska

  12. We send our deepest sympathies to you & your family. May knowing that she is with the angels now bring you comfort at this time of sadness. Sincerely, Joe, Chris, & JJ Mitchell (troop 20)

  13. Fuzzy, I am offering my condolences and also from my son Frankie and my brother Dan. You are in our prayers.

  14. It saddens me to see such a wounderful and caring woman like Lorraine leave us. I will never forget the pleasantness that “Fuzzete” gave to all of the scouts that she interacted with. FSSR will forever remember her and treasure the time that we all had with her. I like to think of it as that she has gone to the big boy scout camp in the sky, and if you signed something out at the maintenance building, you better put it back. Yours forever in Scouting, Kyle Crago

  15. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I enjoyed being around Aunt Lorraine—she made me smile. I will always remember her “trick” with her finger and her nose—she got me every time. She definitley made people smile while she was alive. Now she’s smiling down on all from heaven. Thanks for sharing her with me for so many years.

  16. Sorry to here of your loss. I know I speak for many when I say, we will miss seeing her at summer camp. Dave Conaway ASM Troop 109

  17. To all my cousins….we share a very, very long history of being a part of each other’s lives. Months in the summers spent at each other’s homes, sharing parents and siblings, getting from each other’s families things that we didn’t get from our own. Therein we meshed into one huge family. Aunt Lorraine was as much a mother to me as my own. I loved her dearly and she knew it..that I will carry forever in my heart..along with all of you. God bless you all. Much love, Margie

  18. my grandma was the best ! it has been almost 2 years since she passed and i miss her everyday. i miss her smile and her warmth. nomatter what i did wrong she loved me. i miss you grandma and i hope in many years i get to see you again. give my love to pap.

  19. happy mothers day.. i meant to write this sunday and i forgot. i love you so much grandma. i miss you and pap every day. i hope you both are still looking over me and taking care of me and my family. love ya

  20. it has been almost 4 years and i still miss you. i hope you and pap are ok and still loving us from up in heaven. i miss your smile and how strong you always were. i love you grandma….

  21. HAPPY THANKSGIVING GRANDMA AND PAP.. I LOVE AND MISS YOU BOTH..PLEASE WATCH OVER ME AND MY FAMILY..

  22. Well Grandma and Pap almost the holiday time..And Another year I am missing you guys. I love you both so much and I hope I ALWAYS have you both looking down and taking care of me and my family.As always you will both be in my thoughts during the holidays..

  23. Another Thanksgiving without you guys.. I miss you both so very much. I am sorry I have not written on here in a while .. Holidays are not the same without you both. Please keep watching over all of us. We all love you. Happy Thanksgiving!! xoxoxoxoxo


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