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Aug 16 2011 Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE We 17, 2011 WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM B-5 B-5 Cont. from Previous Page CLASSIFIED OBITUARIES MULL RUTH MAY 93, formerly of Williamsport and Tarentum, PA, died Friday, August 12, 2011 in Sunbury, PA. Born November 18, 1917 in Sunbury, she was a daughter of Harry Peter and Ida May Sigafoos Foulk. She was a first grade teacher at Plum Borough School District for 22 years, East Butler School District for six years, and the Dayspring Christian Center for four years. Surviving are two sons, Philip William Seitzer of Easton and James Lee Seitzer of Sunbury; four grandsons, and six great-grandchildren; a sister Sue English and brother The Rev.

David P. Foulk. She was preceded in death by her first husband Paul B. Seitzer in 1973 after 31 years of marriage and by her second husband The Rev. William W.

Mull in 1995 after 20 years of marriage, a granddaughter Janacyn Seitzer and two siblings Margaret Mellquist and Olive Waltz. Visitation will be held 9-10 a.m. followed by funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sanders Mortuary, Williamsport, PA, burial will follow Bloomingrove Cemetery. Memorial may be made The Gideons International.

www.SandersMortuary.com Send condolences at NARVIN MARY K. Age 93, of Emsworth, died peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Preceded in death by her husband John. Survived by her son J. Richard, of J.

Matthew Narvin, of New York, and brother, Casimir Kaszycki, of Riverside, CA. Private funeral. Arrangements entrusted to GARY R. RITTER FH. Send condolences at THOMAS F.

76, of Randolph, NJ, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at home. Born in Jeannette, PA, Thomas has been a resident of Randolph since 1997. He was a Parishioner of Resurrection Parish, Randolph, NJ. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army.

Tom worked as an Investment Manager at I.B.M. in Armonk, NY, and retired after 21 years in 1997. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council Greensburg, PA. Thomas is survived by his wife Joanne H. of 50 years; four children, Bill and wife Jane, Mary Ellen DeNoon and husband Paul, Julie Corrigan and husband Bob, and Kate Sullivan and husband Joe.

He is also survived by eleven grandchildren Thomas, Erin, Michael, Grace, Joe, Maggie, Jack, Madeline, Patrick, Meghan, and Colleen. Visitation Thursday, August 18, 2011, 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at TUTTLE FUNERAL HOME 272 State Route 10 West, Randolph, NJ 07869 (www.tuttlefh.com). Funeral Mass will be held at Resurrection Parish, Millbrook Avenue, Randolph, NJ, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 19, 2011.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested in his memory to Life Choice Hospice, 65 E. Route 4, First Floor, River Edge, NJ 07661. Send condolences at OLZAK JAMES H. Age 74, of Lawrenceville, on Sunday, August 14, 2011. Beloved husband of Marcella (Gratkowski) Olzak; brother of the late Rita and Thomas Harrison; brother-in-law of the late Edward and his surviving wife Theresa Gratkowski; uncle of Thomas (Marian) Dougan, Daniel (Jane) Dougan, Michael (Joann) Dougan, Randall (Cynthia) Dougan, Timothy (Karen) Dougan, Cathy (Marty) Zegarelli, Nadine (Bob) Hamilton and Helen (Lonnie) Ross; also many other great- nieces and nephews.

Friends received at the WALTER J. ZALEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 216 44th Lawrenceville, Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass in Our Lady of the Angels Parish, St. Augustine Church, on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Send condolences at PASQUINI PAULA DOR-ANN Age 43, of Brentwood, died unexpectedly on August 15, 2011.

Beloved daughter of the late Emilio Eugene and Dor-Ann (Gibbs) Pasquini. Survived by her sister, Lisa (Kent) McLaughlin; brothers, Eugene "Buzz" (Janet), Anthony (Rachelle) and David (Annette) Pasquini; sister-in-law Linda Pasquini and Shane Tomko. Predeceased by brother, Glenn Pasquini. Also survived by nieces, Kelsey, Carly, Gina, Lauren, Ayla and Hannah Pasquini and Miranda McLaughlin and nephews, Justin Salzman, Miles McLaughlin, Aaron and Andrew Pasquini. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5-9 p.m.

at the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, INC. 301 Curry Hollow Pleasant Hills, where a service will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Interment Jefferson Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Next Step Foundation, 642 Broadway Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. www.jeffersonmemorial.biz Send condolences at PIEPER MICHELLE L.

(ELTING) On Monday, August 15, 2011, age 39, of West View. Daughter of Connie and the late Donald Elting; beloved wife for 17 years of Lou Pieper; mother of Geoffrey, Andrew, Anthony and Tara Pieper; sister of Angela Carlucci, Jamie (Brian) Johnson and Donald Anthony (Melissa) Elting. Family will welcome friends Thursday 6-8 p.m. at the SCHELLHAAS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 388 Center West View, where blessing service will be held on Thursday at 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, family suggests donations to For Pete's Sake Foundation, 980 Harvest Suite 203, Blue Bell, PA 19422. www.schellhaasfh.com Send condolences at PITASSI ROBERT On Tuesday, August 16, 2011, Robert, age 85, of Kennedy Twp. Husband of Beatrice; father of Elizabeth Pitassi and Rebecca (Russell) Musolf; brother of Edvige and Victoria Fantozzi and the late Attilio Pitassi and Candida DiCroce; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends received at the ANTHONY M. MUSMANNO FUNERAL HOME 700 7th McKees Rocks.

Funeral Mass in St. Malachy Church Friday at 10 a.m. Visitation Wednesday 6-8, Thursday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Send condolences at POOLE GERALDINE M. (TILKA) Age 82, of Crafton, peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2011.

Wife of the late Alexander Poole; beloved mother of Thomas (Charlene) Poole, Joyce (Ralph) Wagner, Debbie (Robert) Wood and Beth (Steven) Fowler; six grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; sister of Carol Iannitelli, Leonard and Robert Tilka; also survived by nieces and nephews. NO VIEWING. Family and friends are invited to the memorial service 7 p.m. Saturday in the Oakdale Kingdom Hall of Witnesses, 198 N. Branch Oakdale, PA 15071, where Gerrie was a longtime faithful member.

Arrangements by SCHEPNER- McDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC. Crafton. Send condolences at PROKOPCHAK EDNA MARIE THERESA SERAFINE Of Sliver Spring, MD, died Sunday, August 14, of congestive heart failure in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 92. Edna was the third child of eleven of Fredinand (sic) and Fabina (Grazioli) Serafine. She was the beloved wife of 67 years of Michael John Prokopchak who died in January 2009.

She was born in Kaylor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, on May 7, 1919. Although her father worked on the railroad, she grew up as a "farmer's daughter" working on the farms of both her parents and her grandparents. Later in her life she was known as "Earth Mother" because of both her mothering instincts for everyone around her as well as her "green arm" for both flower and vegetable gardens. As a teenager she studied and played the trombone in both her high school and town bands. You also might find her piloting a plane around the upper Allegheny River.

After graduating from high school, she attended a business school in Pittsburgh, PA, while working for The Honorable Herman Eberharter, M.C., in both his Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., offices. She continued working for the Congressman when she began her Chemistry studies at the then Carnegie Institute of Technology. Her studies were interrupted by World War II and, because of her chemistry background, she was recruited by the War Department to inspect chemical plants manufacturing munitions on the upper Ohio River. In 1942 she married a young Army Air Corps Tech Sergeant named Mike Prokopchak of Lyndora, PA. She traded her technical career for motherhood a year later and began her first journey as a military wife following Mike to military schools in the Gulf states during their first year of marriage until he deployed to fight the war.

She and her first daughter, Michele, returned to Butler where she started a lifelong volunteer career at Deschon Army Hospital (now the VA hospital) as a Red Cross gray lady and blue lady and wouldc ontinue this avocation for many years in both the military and civilian communities until the Red Cross discontinued these programs in the mid-1960s. When the war ended, her officer husband was kept on active duty and sent to school at the University of Illinois at Chanute Field, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where their first son, Michael Edward, and second daughter, Donna, were born. In 1947 when her husband was released from active service, they returned to Pittsburgh where he attended Carnegie Tech and she raised the three children living in on-campus, wartime Army barracks converted for returning servicemen and families under the GI Bill. Edna's second son, Leonard, was born at Mercy Hospital in 1948. They bought their first house in Bethel Park, PA, and Mike had just graduated when he was called back to active duty in the Air Force for the Korean War.

From that time until retirement in 1964 Edna was both mom and dad to their four children living in South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia while her husband flew around the world. She spent many hours volunteering at the childrens' schools, worked as a secretary, was a Girl Scout leader. Edna put in hours at the various military bases in her commanding officer wife's job to counsel, guide and help the of families of the men in their husbands' commands. The third part and final part of her life began in 1967 with their final move to Silver Spring, MD, with her husband who now worked for Goddard Spaceflight Center and she was variously worked as a secretary and for a nursery, a flower shop and voluntarily landscaping the many gardens around her parish, St. John the Baptist, as well as anywhere else her flower instincts led her.

She loved travelling with her husband and family and spent years traipsing around the East Coast in a camping trailer and on numerous trips to Europe where she fell in love with Germany. Her favorite activity was cooking huge feasts for her children and grandchildren at her house at any time of the year, but especially the holidays. She cherished the annual reunions of her huge Italian family. Although in her last decade she had many health problems, they did not deter her from spending time in her "summer home" in Bethel Park, sitting on the back porch communing with the birds and admiring the flowers she still planted though she walked with a walker. Throughout her life she enjoyed going to concerts, operas, plays and any event in which her children and grandchildren were participants.

Edna is survived by her four children; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; as well as four sisters and a brother. Friends will be received at the GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME, 201 PTOMEY CHARLES JR. Age 66, of Garfield, peacefully on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Beloved companion on Marilyn K. Williams; father of Shawna, Railesa, Ciara and Eric; brother of Eugene, Kenneth and Lisa Ptomey; nephew of Geneva Goodnight; also survived by additional children; other relatives and friends.

Visitation Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in the COSTON FUNERAL HOME, INC. 427 Lincoln E. Liberty, where Funeral Service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. www.costonfuneralhome.com Send condolences at RAMSEY JOSEPH W.

Age 81, of Avalon, on August 15, 2011, Joseph W. Ramsey. Beloved husband of Agnes M. Ramsey; father of Keith Ramsey (Carolyn Adams), Renee Taylor (Robert) and Eric Ramsey (Virginia); also daughter-in-law, Lynn Ramsey; brother of Lois Lopez; also six grandchildren, Beth, Kara Lynn, Cody, Mollie, Camryn and Jon; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mr.

Ramsey was a retired experimental chef for the H. J. Heinz, Co. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the MCDONALD- LINN FUNERAL HOME, INC.

529 California Ave. Avalon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, 12 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption, Bellevue. Send condolences at RAVE RICHARD Age 52, of Marysville, PA, formerly of Crafton, on Monday, August 15, 2011.

Beloved husband of Candice (Uriah) Rave; loving father of Jennifer, Robert, Megan, Shannon, Sandra, Nichelle and Maryann; eight grandchildren; dear son of Robert (Jan) Rave, Mary Gamble Rave (Bill Suehr) and son-in-law of Gerald and the late Sandra Uriah; brother of Randall and Rita Rave. Rick will be sadly missed by his family, friends and Bill W. Visitation Wednesday 1-3 and 6-8 at the SCHEPNER McDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC. 165 Noble Crafton, where the service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday.

Send condolences at RENSLAND DOROTHY R. (HELLER) On Sunday, August 14, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Robert mother of James (Betty) Rensland and Linda Gurgiolo; grandmother of Michael and Timothy Rensland, Mia and Sam Gurgiolo; preceded in death by 13 siblings. Visitation Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the FINDLAY C.

WYLIE FUNERAL HOME, INC. 11311 Frankstown Penn Hills, where a service will be held Thursday, 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Syndrome Association, 570 Kirts Suite 223, Troy, MI 48084, 1-800-806-1871. Send condolences at RUYECHAN WILLIAM T. Of East Amherst, NY, August 15, 2011.

Beloved husband of Noreen Williams; dearest father of Alicia (David) Guthro of Kennebunk, ME and Maura Ruyechan; son of the late William and the late Mary (nee Vichich); brother of Rev. Matthew Ruyechan of Oil City, PA. Relatives and friends may call Thursday 4-8 p.m. at THE URBAN BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME INC. 6685 Transit East Amherst (south of County and North French).

Mass of Christian Burial Friday morning at 10 a.m. from St. Mary's Chapel (Swormville). In lieu of flowers, memorials to Roswell Park Cancer Institute or Hospice Buffalo Inc. A service will be held in Rankin, PA at a later date.

Send condolences at RYAN MARJORIE MAHER Graveside service for Marjorie Maher Ryan, who died May 27, 2011, will be held at 1 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. Family and friends are invited to attend, and are to meet at the cemetery main entrance at 12:30. For additional information, please call 412-731-7158 or 724-864-1571.

Arrangements by THOMAS M. SMITH FUNERAL HOME CREMATORY, Blawnox. Send condolences at RYAN NANCY M. (MORAN) 73, of Whitehall Borough, formerly of Clairton, on passed peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2011, with her family by her side. Beloved mother of Terri (Tom) Markunas, Beth (Brian) Cadden, and Kathleen (Rob) Radzevich; loving "Nana" to Ashley, Nicole (Brian), Lauren, Michael, Lindsey and Brett; cherished daughter of the late Robert and Florence Moran.

Friends received at the CIESLAK TATKO FUNERAL HOME, INC. 2935 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, 412-881-2300, on Thursday 6-8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church on Friday at 10 a.m. EVERYONE PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH.

Private interment in Oil City, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be may be to St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church, 5200 Greenridge Pittsburgh, PA 12536. To sign the online guestbook, please visit: www.cieslaktatko.com Send condolences at THEIS TERESA Of Brookline on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Wife of the late Carl; daughter of the late John and Sarah Savena; beloved sister of Nancy Scheible; seven other deceased brothers and sisters; also many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at FRANK F. DeBOR FUNERAL HOME, 1065 Brookline 412-561-0380, Thursday only 6-9 p.m. Blessing Service Thursday evening at 8:30 in the funeral home. www.deborfuneralhome.com Send condolences at TIERNO MARY Age 99, born in Italy, formerly of Castle Shannon and Knox on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Sister of the late Patrick, Eleanor, Amelia, Peter and Sr.

Rosalia Tierno C.S.J. Survived by nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL INC. 1008 Castle Shannon on Friday from 9-10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow in St.

Anne Church at 10:30 a.m. Mary worked for Gimbels for 20 years, and then retired from The United Steelworkers after working there for 23 years. She was a member of The Catholic Daughters of America, United Steelworkers, Ladies Christian Beneficial Association, St. Anne's Christian Mothers, A.A.R.P. (Birmingham Chapter) and the Shamrock Club St.

Canice's Alumni Association. If desired, memorials may be made to Sisters of St. Joseph, 1020 State Baden, PA 15005. Send condolences at WASLO STEPHEN, JR. Age 44, a resident of Naperville, IL since 1989, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, was called to Heaven on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his home.

He was born March 29, 1967 in Pittsburgh. Loving son of Stephen and Paula Kay (nee Weber) Waslo; beloved brother of Dr. Lisa Golden of Johnstown, PA and Scott (Diane) Waslo of Elgin, IL; adored uncle of Luke and Ashley Waslo; dear nephew of Gregory (Dorothy) Waslo, Joseph (Roberta) Waslo, Anna (William) Sikorski, Tom Waslo and the late George (Gloria) Waslo; fond cousin of many. Stephen was a friend and remains in the hearts of all who knew him. Special thanks to Family Centered Hospice, especially Maggie, Sandy and Maria.

Friends will be received at the JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Brentwood 15227, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where a Blessing Service will be held on Friday morning at 10. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Stephen can be made to Family Centered Hospice, 2171 Executive Drive, Suite 450, Addison IL 60101.

Please send condolences to: www.johnfslater.com Send condolences at WILLIAMS ERNEST MARSHALL Ernest Marshall Williams, 92, of Sewickley, PA, died on August 15, 2011. Husband of Mary Jane Littlecott Williams; father of Ann Behrer of Leetsdale, Dick (Jerry) Williams of Sewickley and Susie (Cliff) Abercrombie of Sewickley. He was preceded in death by one brother and his grandson, Robby Hague. He is also survived by grandchildren, Brian and AnnieElizabeth Hague and Lucy and Ellen Williams. Ernest was a graduate of Ambridge High School and the University of Pittsburgh, a highly decorated Marine fighter pilot, having received the Distinguished Flying Cross and nine Air Metals, a member of the Marine Corps League- Ohio Valley Chapter, and Sewickley Senior Club.

Friends will be received at THE RICHARD D. COLE FUNERAL HOME, 328 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA 15143, on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. A reception will be held in the lobby of St. Episcopal Church, Frederick Ave. on Thursday from 12:30 p.m.

until the funeral service at 2 p.m. Contributions may be made to: The Robby Hague Scholarship Fund 101 Crescent Ave. Sewickley, PA 15143 or the Sewickley Senior Club Sewickley YMCA, Blackburn Rd. Sewickley, PA 15143. Send condolences at ZEGAR MARY E.

(KOVACIC) 83, of Monroeville, on Monday, August 15, 2011. Wife of the late Joseph J. Zegar; mother of Martin Zegar (Donna), Stephen Zegar (Janet); grandmother of Maj. Christopher Zegar (Laurel), Jennifer and Alexandra Zegar; great-grandmother of Caleb Zegar. Friends received on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

in the JOHN M. DOBRINICK FUNERAL HOME, INC. 702 7th Street (Rt. 130), Trafford. Parting prayers at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday in the funeral home followed by a funeral mass at 10 a.m. in N. American Martyrs Church, Monroeville. Interment All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery. For online condolences or directions visit www.dobrinickfhinc.com Send condolences at In Memoriam GIGLIOTTI LEO AUG.

9, 1927 AUG. 17, 2009 God looked around his garden And found an empty place, He then looked down upon The earth and saw your tired face, He put his arms around you and Lifted you to rest; garden Must be beautiful, he always takes The best! We love and miss you! Your Family KELLY PIPER August 17, 2010 Forever in our thoughts, you are loved to the moon and back. PORCO JENNIE ANNA (FORMOSA) On Tuesday, August 9, 2011, of Moon formerly of Stowe at the blessed age of 98, 13 days after celebrating her birthday. A devoted and loving mother, she left to cherish her memory and spirit, her loving and heartbroken daughter, Anna Marie Edmunds, of Moon Twp. with whom she made her home over the past 10 years.

Also grieving her loss are her sister, Mary Tutino, numerous wonderful nieces and nephews, and many warm and special friends. Jennie will be reunited in heaven with her late parents, Joseph Formosa and Loretta Talerico Formosa; her husband, Joseph A. Porco; brothers, Michael, Alexander (Sam), and John and sisters, Rose DeRose and Lena DeRose. Born in the West End of Pittsburgh, of Italian Heritage, she attended Lucky Grade School and South Hills High School. Following her marriage on July 4, 1940, she resided in the Norwood Section of Stowe Twp.

for 61 years, and is the 7th oldest parishioner of St. John of God Parish (formerly Mother of Sorrows). She had a strong faith in the Lord and was a dedicated volunteer to the church at festivals, dinners, and other events, and proudly served for a number of years as President of the Christian Mothers. Her career began at the G.C. Murphy Company in Pittsburgh (a large variety store) on October 17, 1930 at the age of 17 to assist in her family finances during the Great Depression.

After 45 years of service, she retired on July 31, 1975 as Head Cashier. Before automation, she counted money by hand, and amazed everyone with her skills which were valuable assets in her later volunteer efforts. She and her husband, Joe were proprietors of a small confectionery store on Harlem Avenue, across from the old Norwood Grade School from 1948-1954. She was the Formosa family matriarch of her generation of 7 children and spouses; and was also the last survivor of her generation of 8 children and spouses of the Porco family. In her senior years, she volunteered at the Sto-Rox Senior Citizens Center, achieving 1500 hours or more annually from 1984-1995, and probably beyond.

She was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteerism from Southwest Services, Inc. of Allegheny County in June of 1987, and was the celebrated honoree at a special recognition luncheon as Volunteer of the Year on April 25, 1997. When the Senior census dropped, and the County anticipated its closing, she was asked to be a Volunteer Director, and assumed that responsibility into her 87th year, until its final closing on October 18, 2000. To anyone who knew her well, she was a old and an amazing, beautiful, gracious for volunteerism from Southwest Services, Inc. of Allegheny County in June of 1987, and was the celebrated honoree at a special recognition luncheon as Volunteer of the Year on April 25, 1997.

When the Senior census dropped, and the County anticipated its closing, she was asked to be a Volunteer Director, and assumed that responsibility into her 87th year, until its final closing on October 18, 2000. To anyone who knew her well, she was a old and an amazing, beautiful, gracious woman. She loved music, particularly her polkas, and she loved to dance. She will surely be dancing for eternity. Family and friends are invited to celebrate the life and love of Jennie on Wednesday 4-8 p.m., Thursday 12-8 and Friday 12-8 p.m.

in the ANTHONY J. SANVITO INC. FUNERAL HOME, 1650 Broadway, Stowe Twp. Funeral service on Saturday in the funeral home at 10:30 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial in St. Malachy Church, 11 a.m.

Interment at St. Roman Catholic Cemetery. Send condolences at sitting on the back porch communing with the birds and admiring the flowers she still planted though she walked with a walker. Throughout her life she enjoyed going to concerts, operas, plays and any event in which her children and grandchildren were participants. Edna is survived by her four children; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; as well as four sisters and a brother.

Friends will be received at the GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME, 201 East Cunningham Street, Butler from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 19, 2011, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 128 North McKean Street, Butler.

She will be buried on "Snow Hill" at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Brady, PA, where her husband, Mike, and many of her huge Italian extended family rest. Additional information, directions and Condolence messages can be found at: www.geibelfuneralhome.com Send condolences at WINEMAN H. THOMAS, JR. November 18, 1953 July 9, 2011.

A summer resident of Chautauqua, NY and a winter resident of Boynton Beach, H. Thomas Wineman, died suddenly on Saturday July 9, 2011 at the age of 57. Tom served with great distinction for almost 21 years as the floral director for Chautauqua Institution. His magnificent floral designs were visible on the Amphitheatre stage in addition to the Athenaeum Hotel Grand Lobby and adjoining rooms. His signature artistic style showcased exotic flowers and indigenous grasses creating the whimsical centerpieces highly desired at private parties, corporate receptions, weddings, anniversaries and bar bat mitzvahs.

His proudest moment at Chautauqua was doing the arrangements for President Clinton's visit to the Institution. His unusual design style attracted attention from his fellow professionals with annual invitations to participate in the grandeur of the Rose Bowl Parade. A team leader for Fiesta Parade Floats, his team's efforts garnered the 2011 top award for the float honoring President Reagan. A 15-year veteran of the Rose Parade, Tom gladly spent his Christmas and New Year's vacations working non-stop arranging massive fresh exotic flowers into spectacular arrangements on his assigned floats to make sure everyone who watched the parade marveled at the detail of each one. His dedication over the years brought him numerous awards.

Born and raised in Edgewood, PA, Tom graduated from Delaware Valley College with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture in 1976. He will be missed by his family and many friends. He is survived by his mother, Lou B. Wineman of Chautauqua, NY; his father, Harry T. Wineman, Sr.

of Las Vegas, NV; his brother, Joseph A. Wineman, DMD of Henderson, NV; and his sisters, Deborah B. Wienke of Sewall's Point, FL and Cassandra W. Hoffmeister of Glen Ellyn, IL. A Memorial will be held Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.

in the Amphitheatre at Chautauqua Institution. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made in his name to Chautauqua Foundation, The Bishop's Garden Fund, P.O. Box 28, Chautauqua, NY 14722. Send condolences at COLLEEN August 17, 2001 Honey You are in my thoughts every day. I love you and miss you Love Mom ROMANO AUGUSTINA (CHRIS) Two years has passed and words can never express the loss that it left.

I can shed tears that gone or I can smile because you have lived.I can remember you only that gone or I can cherish your memory and let it live on. Miss you very much Your husband, Mike SIMON ZOLTAN E. August 17, 1983 You are remembered with love missed more than words can say..