Shirley L. Roth

Shirley L. Roth, 95, died May 12th after a long illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack L. Roth, her parents, Frederick E. Lunt and Margaret C. Lunt, and brother Frederick E. Lunt, Jr. Shirley is survived by two nieces, Cindy (John) Carter, Carolyn Jayne Lunt, and a nephew, Mark (Anne) Lunt, and nine great nieces and nephews. She was the granddaughter and last immediate family member of Dr. Ernest Lunt, founder and conductor of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. As a graduate of Grove City College with a BA degree in English and Speech, she earned her Masters Degree in Counseling from Duquesne University. She taught for 34 years at Moon Junior/Senior High School - English and Speech in the Senior High School and was a Guidance Counselor in the Junior High School. Shirley was past president of the Coraopolis/Sewickley branch of the American Association of University Women. She served on the Alumni Council of Grove City College, and served as president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Women's Club of Grove City College. Shirley was a member of Steel Cities Region of Sports Car Club of America where she served as Registrar for the races in Maryland and Ohio. She was an avid golfer and served on the board of the Women's Golf Association of Western Pennsylvania and was a member of the Montour Heights County Club where she played on the Women's Golf Team. She also served as chairman of the MHCC Women's Golf Association. Shirley loved dogs - she drove dog rescues every weekend helping to rescue dogs from "kill" shelters in Ohio and Kentucky. She volunteered and worked in Mississippi helping in the rescue of animals from "Katrina." 

Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill 45224 on Thursday June 4, 2026 from 12 noon until Memorial Service at 1PM. She will be buried beside her husband Jack in Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA.