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Ida Yeager

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Ida Louise Laquatra Yeager, 84, passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at UPMC Passavant, after a brief illness.

Born Aug. 5, 1940, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Nellie Mekonis LaQuatra.

Ida was a member of Divine Grace Parish, St. Gregory Church.

She owned, operated and was the president of Ida Yeager Sales Inc., which sold construction materials. Her daughter, Rachel Altares, worked beside her.

Ida grew up on the Northside of Pittsburgh, where she constantly and lovingly cared for her siblings. As an adult, she continued to be a stalwart support for her family. A renaissance woman, Ida was also an auto cross driver, a gardener and a small-business owner of “Blackberry Farms” with her sister, Christine.

Ida did so much, as the list of her accomplishments attests to. However, this doesn’t encompass the whole of Ida, a very open-minded, nonjudgmental soul. She embraced Joshua’s musical career and music preferences. She absorbed enormous amounts of information, seemingly through her pores.

Ida was many things to family and friends alike. Cheerful, fun, loving, supportive, dedicated, driven to excellence, all that was Ida. Many, including her husband, her daughter and her sister, Roseanne, said Ida was their best friend. Her husband added that everyone who met her loved her. He also added, “She was a good person.” Ida’s grandson, Zackery, was the apple of her eye. She was the most thoughtful, loving grandmother.

Those who were fortunate to share a portion of their lives with Ida will remember her home was a safe harbor for family and friends and her smile was the beacon that drew us in. Her love of life was evident in all she did. She gave the best she had to offer and it was exclusively “homemade.”

To know Ida, was to marvel at her.

She is survived by her children, Rachel Alteres of Evans City and Joshua Altares of Idaho; and her grandson, Zackery Altares. As one of seven children of Jack and Nellie Mekonis LaQuatra, she is also survived by her beloved sisters, Roseanne Laquatra McCampbell, Carolyn Laquatra Dish (Vince Dish) and Lydia Laquatra-Fesler (Paul Fesler); brother, Paul LaQuatra (Effie Alexander LaQuatra); Tom Yeager, her friend and ex-husband; and countless nieces and nephews.

YEAGER — Friends of Ida L. Laquatra Yeager, who died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, and from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at A. CARL KINSEY-RONALD N. VOLZ FUNERAL HOME, 328 W. Main St., Evans City

A blessing service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the DAV or Wounded Warriors.

Please visit www.kinseyvolz.com for more information.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.

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