Apr 24, 2018

Martha Yorkin Berman, 93, of Upper St. Clair, formerly of Washington, died Monday, April 23, 2018.

She was the adored mother of Diane L. Berman of Pittsburgh and cherished grandmother of Bernard Balbot of Chicago, Ill. Also surviving are loving nieces and nephews.

Deceased are her beloved husband and daughter, Dr. Bernard Berman and Dr. Linda Berman, and her two siblings, Alan “Bud” Yorkin and Ruth Yorkin Drazen.

Martha was born July 23, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of the late Jessie and Maurice Yorkin.

She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (Chatham University) with a degree in economics and government, followed by a fellowship at the National Institute of Public Affairs before working as a labor mediator for the National Labor Relations Board prior to her marriage. When her two daughters reached high school, she returned to graduate school and obtained a master’s degree in counseling, working as a full-time counselor for Peters Township High School, until her retirement in 1986.

Martha was best known as one of Washington County’s most committed and treasured volunteers. Her volunteering began in the 1950s with the Washington County Medical Auxiliary and culminated in her chairing Washington Hospital Board of Trustees and becoming a member of Washington Hospital Foundation Board. She was a founding member of Washington County Mental Health Association and served on numerous other boards for her synagogue, library and multicultural community centers. Over the past decades, she was honored by League of Women Voters, YMCA, Mental Health Association, American Association of University Women and United Way for her commitment to volunteer service.

Martha was loved by many in the communities she served and will be deeply missed.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, the time of service, Thursday, April 26, in Beinhauer Funeral Home, 2828 Washington Road, McMurray. Interment will be in Beth Israel Cemetery, Washington.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Washington County Community Foundation (Berman Family Fund), Temple Emmanuel or Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics at Chatham University.

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