Katheryn Kiser Fitzgerald Carringer, resident of St. Pauls, West Salem Twp., formerly of Tionesta and Hermitage, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 4:38 a.m. Friday (8-28-15) at her residence. She was 92. She was born March 29, 1923 in El Dorado, Kansas one of five children born to Karl H. and Alice Griffith Kiser. Following graduation from high school she attended the Erie Commercial College, Erie, Pa. A homemaker, Kay was a longtime member of New Virginia United Methodist Church, serving in many organizations and as secretary for the church. After moving to Tionesta she transferred her membership to the Tionesta Methodist Church where she was welcomed with love. Sewing was a favorite pastime of Kay's. She also was an exceptional quilter making a quilt for each of her children and grandchildren. She passed down the love of baking and crafting to all. Her gift to her family on the event of her 90th birthday was a special red pie plate complete with her favorite pie recipe. She was especially proud of being a Girl Scout leader for troop 98 taking the troop through their senior year of high school. She married Merle "Pat" Fitzgerald on November 5, 1941, and they were married 53 years until his passing on July 19, 1995. She then married Robert Milo Carringer of Tionesta, Pa., on January 11, 1997, and he passed away on August 9, 2009. Kay was the mother of four children; Karen Groce and her husband Herb, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Marilyn Deiger and her husband Gary, Hermitage, Michael Fitzgerald and his wife Cheryl, Hermitage, Patti Leipheimer and her husband Jack, Greenville. She was a grandmother of nine and great grandmother to 10. She also leaves a special niece, Chris Rog and four stepchildren. To know Kay was to experience her strong will and grace. Her life was a daily celebration that was shared with her family as well as with those all around her. In addition to her two husbands and her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, and three brothers. In lieu of flowers, her family request that anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution in her memory to please consider St. Paul's Good Samaritan Fund 339 E. Jamestown Rd., Greenville, Pa. 16125. Calling hours: 1 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday (8-30-15) in the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. 1090 E. State St. Sharon. Services: Private at the convenience of her family. Internment: Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage.