In Memory

Sheila Woodland (McClain)

Sheila Woodland McClain, 55, died Friday, May 29, 2015. She leaves behind her husband, Scott McClain, and daughters, Abigail and Amanda McClain, of Carnegie. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Woodland. She is survived by her mother, Elizabeth Crowley Woodland; mother-in-law, Carol McClain, of Stoneboro, John and Laura McClain, of Erie, Steve McClain, of Oakmont, Winnie Woodland, of Carnegie, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard and Victoria Woodland, of Cary, N.C., Teresa Woodland, of Beijing, China, and Genevieve Frances Woodland, of Cleveland, Ohio. She is the proud aunt of Vaughn, Quinlan, Nadya, Sophia, Kaili and Kiashang. Sheila was employed by PNC Bank in Pittsburgh as a business analyst, previously at Highmark and Allegheny Energy in Greensburg. She graduated from Baldwin High School in 1978, received a Bachelor's degree from University of Pittsburgh and a Masters degree from Robert Morris University. She met Scott in Beachwood, Ohio at Credit General Insurance Company and married in 2000. Her passion in life was China. She wrote her first paper about the country when she was 12, taught English in China for a year and hosted many Chinese students for holidays at her home. Sheila and Scott's greatest joy was adopting beautiful Chinese twins, Abigail and Amanda, in 2003. The family attends Hillside Christian Community Church in Carnegie. Friends are welcome from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2015, at WILLIAM SLATER II FUNERAL SERVICE, 1650 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, where a memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. The service will be followed by a luncheon, which the family hopes you will attend. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to be made in Sheila's name to the Jubilee Christian School, 255 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, 412-561-5917.







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