February 20, 2017

Age 82, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, February 20, 2017. Beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Pietrusinski; loving mother of Anna Maria (Eddy) Lang, Claudia (Tim) Hartman, JoAnn (Bill) Bamber, Valerie (Dusty) Scott and John (Jill) Pietrusinski; grandma of Sara (Dean) Pappaterra, Cassandra (Tim) Tournay, Alaina (Alex) Sherman; great-grandma of Ava Tournay, Rocco and Enzo Pappaterra and Alexander Sherman; sister of Helen (late Joe) Kuchuk and Barbara (Bob) Scarnati and the late John and Sylvia Pawlak, Steve (Marion still survives) Pawlak and Joe Pawlak. An avid lover of nature, she fed the birds daily and never met a flower she did not like. Her creative skills included sewing, painting and spent time pencil sketching birds and flowers. Celebrate Marie's life with her family on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the SZAFRANSKI - EBERLEIN FUNERAL HOME, INC., 101 Third St., Carnegie. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on Thursday at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 330 Third Ave., Carnegie, PA 15106 or to Family Hospice & Palliative Care, 50 Moffett St., Pgh., PA 15243.