OBIT: Cathy L. (Weimer) ST. HILAIRE, 2007, formerly of Somerset County, PA
 
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  ST. HILAIRE, Cathy L.  10/20/07   Daily American
  
     Cathy L. St. Hilaire lost her Courageous battle with cancer on Oct. 18, 2007.
  Formerly from Meyersdale, she is survived by mother, Ann Weimer; sisters, Sue,
  Liz, Lisa, and Ali, and by brothers, Pete and Chris, and daughters Devon and Robyn. She
  received her Ph.D. from Milton Hershey Medical Center. She was a senior scientist with
  the Life Sciences Research Office in Bethesda, Md. There will be a funeral service at
  Leckemby Funeral Home in Meyersdale, at 11 a.m. Wednesday with visitation one hour prior,
  followed by burial in Berlin Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations
  to be made to the Lung Cancer Alliance, P.O. Box 630972, Baltimore, MD 21263-0972 or
  visit LungCancerAlliance.org. Send Condolences via the online guestbook at
  www.hooverfuneralhome.com  
  
  
  ST. HILAIRE WEIMER, DR. CATHY L. 10/25/2007   The New Republic 
  October 18, 2007
  
      Dr. Cathy L. Weimer St. Hilaire, 58, lost her courageous battle with 
  cancer on October 18, 2007.
      She was formerly from Meyersdale, daughter of Earl Wilson Weimer and 
  Ann Elizabeth (Smith) Weimer. She is preceded in death by her father.
      She is survived by her mother, sisters, brothers, daughters, nieces, 
  nephews and friends. Sisters and brothers: Susan (Weimer) and Guy 
  McQuade, Clarion; Pete and Lisa (Williams) Weimer, Meyersdale; 
  Elizabeth (Weimer) and George Kinney, Transfer; Chris and Carrie 
  (Richards) Weimer, West Middlesex; Lisa M. Weimer, Pittsburgh; and 
  Allison (Weimer) and Paul Arnold, Transfer.
      She is also survived by two daughters: Devon St. Hilaire, New York, NY 
  and Robyn St. Hilaire, Hershey; and by eleven nieces and nephews: Casey 
  McQuade, Jennifer (Weimer) Ray, Julia Weimer, Brian Kinney, Amanda 
  Kinney, Mackenzie Weimer, Madison Weimer, Anna Weimer, Alex Bucher 
  (Arnold), Garrett Arnold, and Katie Arnold. She also leaves behind many 
  close friends including her dear friend, Paulita Vidot, Hershey, who 
  put her life on hold and devotedly stayed by her side throughout her 
  fight with cancer.
      She graduated from Meyersdale High School, received a B.S. in science 
  education from West Virginia University, a Ph.D. in microbiology from 
  Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine of the Pennsylvania State 
  University and was a Post doctorate Fellow at the University of 
  California at Berkley. She had 23 years of experience in the areas of 
  environmental affairs, cancer research, toxicological evaluation, risk 
  assessment and scientific policy.
      She has worked for the National Academy of Sciences, International 
  Life Sciences Institute, Environ Corporation, Hershey Foods 
  Corporation, and Life Sciences Research Office.
      She was a devout Christian and a member of the Harambee Church in 
  Harrisburg. Pastor Brenda Alton of Harambee, a close friend of Cathy's, 
  provided spiritual support to Cathy and her family throughout her fight 
  with cancer and directed the memorial services held in Hershey on 
  October 22, 2007 and in Meyersdale on October 24, 2007. Cathy was put 
  to rest in the Berlin Cemetery on October 24, 2007.
      Cathy was an amazing individual who touched and changed many lives for 
  the better with her overflowing love, compassion and generosity. She 
  was a devoted friend, daughter, sister, aunt and mother and she is 
  loved and missed immensely by her family and friends.
      The family would like to thank all of Cathy's friends and extended 
  family for all their thoughts and prayers throughout Cathy's battle 
  with cancer and in their time of grief.