Obituary of Nancy L. Saloom

Nancy L. (Newill) Saloom, 85, of Mt. Pleasant township, passed away Saturday evening, December 11, 2021, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. She was born July 6, 1936, in Yukon, PA, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Mae (Logan) Newill. Nancy was a graduate of the former Hurst High School with the Class of 1955 and the Snyder Beauty Academy as a licensed cosmetologist, a former member of the Mt. Joy Church of the Brethren, a member of the Westmoreland and PA Farm Bureau, and was the co-owner and founder of the former Eugene G. Saloom Funeral Home, Inc. She loved gardening and flowers, her many pets on the farm, but most of all spoiling her children and grandchildren. Nancy and her sisters would carry on and make us all laugh so hard. More recently Nancy enjoyed sitting on her front porch watching the antics of the birds and squirrels that she fed. Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Eugene G. Saloom, with whom she enjoyed hitting the slots in Atlantic City, NJ, and vacationing in Virginia Beach, VA, and Marco Island, FL. She learned to cook and bake all the foods he loves. She is also survived by a daughter, Dr. Charlene R. Saloom and her husband, Guy George, of Mt. Pleasant; a son, Charles R. Saloom, of Surfside Beach, SC; three grandsons: Nathan, Thaddeus, and Alexander; a granddaughter, Sidney, and her mother, Kelly; her sister, Dolly Stewart; nephews: Ken Stewart, Allen Stewart, and Ken Newell; nieces, Pat Barrick, Dorinda Ober, and Tammy Keslar; great-nieces and great-nephews: Stacey, Corey, Travis, Jack "JR", Kelly, Kim, Christy, Alison and Brennan; brother-in-law, Herb Tempest; sisters-in-law: Gloria Saloom and Marlene Saloom; and several Newill, Logan and Dillon cousins. She was preceded in death by her brothers: Melvin "Shorty" Newill while serving in the Army during the Korean war, and Kenneth Newell and his wife, Adeline; her sister, Jane Tempest; and a brother-in-law, Carl Stewart. Friends will be received at the United Methodist Church, Main St., Mt. Pleasant, Tuesday, December 28, 2021, their 63rd wedding anniversary, from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at which time her memorial service will begin with co-officiants, Rev. Bob Ellson and Dr. Rev. Dale Porterfield. Services are entrusted to H. Scott Caruso, Funeral Director. To offer an online condolence, please visit our web site at: www.galone-carusofuneralhome.com