Dana M. Bucci (Butch)
Age 47, of Penn Hills, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021. Beloved mother of Katelyn Arbuckle; daughter of Paul and the late Bonita Bucci; sister of Chris (Jasmin) Bucci and Jennifer (Howard) Kelly; aunt of Eddie, Brianna, Brendan, Noah, Santino, and Abby; great-aunt of Aubrey. Dana enjoyed every family event she had the chance to attend.
Family and friends will be received at William F. Gross Funeral Home at 11735 Frankstown Road (at Rodi Road) in Penn Hills on Friday, February 12, 2021 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. We will be following COVID-19 state guidelines.
Cynthia “Cyn Cyn” A. Washington
Age 58, of Penn Hills, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Beloved mother of Jerry (Shanell) Washington, Brandon Washington, Courtney Ridley, and Mark Ridley; grandmother of DaSean, Déreon, Santana, Cemaj, Kymana, and Layke; daughter of Mary Lee and the late Robert Taylor; sister of eight.
Family and friends will be received at William F. Gross Funeral Home at 11735 Frankstown Road (at Rodi Road) in Penn Hills on Friday, February 5, 2021 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 12 p.m. We will be following COVID-19 state guidelines.
Lucille Hough
Age 87, of Masonic Village in Sewickley, formerly of Penn Hills, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Dallas M. Hough; caring mother of LuAnn Wright, Robert, known as Casey, (Lynn), and Matthew Reynolds; sister of Jackie Basl; loving nena of six grandchildren. She will be remembered as a wonderful cook who loved gourmet food instilled in her by her father, Peter Drozd, chef at the PAA for years. Her dinner parties were a gastronomical delight enjoyed by all fortunate to attend. She was unafraid to tackle any job and successfully implemented them, even in her struggle in her later years she was always undaunted. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to Lucille’s favorite charity at Penn Hills Service Center 2519 Main Street Pittsburgh, PA 15235.
Memorial services will be a celebration of Lucille’s life in the summer of 2021.
Shirley A. Thiel
Age 86, of Penn Hills, passed away Friday, January 29, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Stanley A. Thiel; mother of Allen (Kathy) Thiel, Kenneth (Maribeth) Thiel, and Linda (David) Hewlings; grandmother of Katie, Bethany, Emily, and Leah; great grandmother of Malachi, August, Sage, Isobel, and Levi.
Service and interment private.
Marie Frances (Fran) Galasso
90, of Penn Hills, PA passed peacefully on January 18, 2021. Fran was born on May 22, 1930 in Connellsville, PA; the daughter of Frank and Frances (Caliguire) Tripoli. After graduating with honors from Connellsville High School in 1948, Fran worked as a telephone operator at the Bell Telephone Company. She married Joseph Galasso in 1953 and eventually became a homemaker, mother to her five children, and also baked cakes professionally. Fran was an active member of St. Susanna Catholic Church, the Penn Hebron Garden Club, and the Senior Center in Penn Hills. She enjoyed cooking, playing bingo and performing on the clarinet as a charter member of the Delmont Band and the Scottdale Concert Band for many years. She is survived by her children, Joseph of Georgia, Martin (Denise) of Connecticut, Lisa Holley of Ohio and Michael of California. She will be greatly missed by her five loving grandchildren: Christina, Jarrod, Lauren, Danielle, and Giavanna. She is also survived by sisters Carmela Laughery of MD and Angela Neville of PA, loving nieces and nephews and many friends. She was predeceased by her son David, brother Frank Tripoli and nephew Shawn Neville.
A Mass of Christian Burial in Fran’s honor will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23rd at St. Susanna Church, 200 Stotler Road, Penn Hills, PA. EVERYONE PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH. Interment will follow at Good Shepherd Cemetery in Monroeville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Fran's honor to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.