Leila J. Zinn, 82, of Point Marion, Pa., passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at her home, with her family at her side following a lengthy illness. Born in Point Marion, Pa., on Dec. 31, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Wilbert V. and Catherine (Neverdale) Borden.
Graduating in 1957 from the Point Marion High School, Leila first went to work in Cleveland designing wallpaper for Knight Brothers. Upon her return to Point Marion, Pa., she then worked for 38 years at the Houze Glass Corp. in Point Marion, Pa., retiring from their art department in 2004. She was a member of St. Hubert’s R.C. Church in Point Marion, Pa., and a volunteer for several years at the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown.
Surviving are her three children, Rita Shreve (David), of Point Marion, Pa., Ron Zinn Jr. (Lisa) of Point Marion, Pa., and William “Bill” Zinn, of Uniontown, Pa.; five grandchildren, Rachael Muzika, Kyle Zinn, Cassandra Wilson, Brianna Zinn and Aimee Miller; three great-grandchildren, Carson and Avery Wilson and Camryn Muzika; a brother, George Bernard Borden, of Point Marion, Pa.; and three sisters, Phyllis “Jean” Miller (Roger) and Elizabeth “Betty” Ranka (Frank), all of Point Marion, Pa., and Catherine Borden Butterworth, of Winchester, Va. Her husband, Ronald D. “Shorty” Zinn Sr. passed away on April 1, 2009. Also deceased are two brothers, Raymond and Andrew Borden, and a sister, Beatrice Borden.
Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Pa., from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, and again from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, when Prayers of Transfer will be offered, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Hubert’s R.C. Church, Point Marion, Pa. Interment will follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Geneva, Pa.
Condolences: www.herod-rishel.com
