KLEINSMITH

ELIZABETH M. "BETTY" (STEFANIAK)

Of Brentwood, on Friday, January 9, 2026, nine days after her 98th New Year's Eve birthday.

Beloved wife of 60 years to the late Carl Kleinsmith; loving mother of Marilyn (Mark) Manski and Jeff (April) Kleinsmith; grandmother of Howard and Marie Manski and Megan and Kaylee Kleinsmith; daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Bies) Stefaniak; sister of the late Joseph Stefaniak, Emil Stefaniak, and Emma Pjewac. Betty was a proud, lifelong resident of Brentwood. She was an avid gardener and reader, an amazing baker, and loved music and a good crossword puzzle. Friends will be received at the JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, PA 15227, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 4-8 p.m., where a funeral prayer will be held on Thursday morning at 9:15, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Blessed Trinity Parish at St. Sylvester Church, at 10:00 a.m. If desired, the family suggests contributions to Brentwood Public Library at brentwoodpubliclibrary.org or Dementia Society of America at dementiasociety.org. Please send condolences to

www.johnfslater.com