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December 4, 1925 - March 29, 2015

Saylor, Louise M. (Fernandez, Kowall) Passed away peacefully at age 89 on March 29, 2015 of Pittsburgh.

Born on December 4, 1925 in Palmerton PA, she is survived by children, Carol Kowall (Jay Hornack) of Pittsburgh, Susan Woods (Tom) of Pleasant Hills, and C.J. Kowall of Nashville, TN. She was the loving grandmother of Catherine Amatangelo-Alfaro, Karen Amatangelo-Block (Jon ), Krista Folino (Tom), Thomas M. Woods, Kyla Tackett (Brad ), and Kristen Kowall, and great-grandchildren Ben and Ethan Alfaro, Max, Gabby and Annie Block, Alecia, Michael, and Brianna Folino, Ethan and Owen Tackett, and Dominic Kowall. Proud grandmother of Spc. Corey J. Kowall, 82nd Airborne, KIA in Afghanistan 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Constantine and Clara Fernandez, her sister, Anita Ledden Catherwood, and her brother, Jerry Fernandez. She is survived by half-sister, Tina Walters and half-brother, David Fernandez, nieces and nephews. She grew up in Donora PA and was the first member of her family to continue to college. She earned a B.S. in Public Health Nursing from California State University. She was a nurse manager in a neurological unit at Mercy Hospital and Health Administrator at Westinghouse. She was a founder and volunteer of the former Woman's Place in McKeesport. PA, active in NOW and a life-long advocate for women's rights. Following her retirement she joined the Peace Corp and served in Honduras, educating parents about children's health in the mountains near San Pedro Sula. Funeral arrangements are private. Family and friends will gather to remember her at a date and location to be announced. (Contact Joseph Hornack, ledgehouse@msn.com). Memorial donations may be made to the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, P.O. Box 9024, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (www.wcspittsburgh.org) or Just Harvest, 16 Terminal Way, Pittsburgh PA 15219 (www.justharvest.org). Arrangements entrusted to the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, PA 15227.