Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science is a

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service program based in the Shadyside neighborhood of

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, United States.

Notable alumni

* James Huberty – Perpetrator of the

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John J. Hafer John J. Hafer (1932–2019) represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate, which covers Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties. He retired from office in 2007. Education Hafer attended Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and ...

– Maryland state senator

References

External links

* {{Public universities in Pennsylvania Education in Pittsburgh Mortuary schools