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Mary L. Sumner

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Mary L. Sumner, 87, formerly of Beallsville, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018, in Waynesburg HealthCare and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born October 8, 1930, in Richeyville, a daughter of the late John and Velma Seita Liptak.

Mrs. Sumner was a 1948 graduate of Centerville High School and a graduate of Penn Commercial.

She was previously employed by Beallsville Telephone Co., as well as a telephone company in Cleveland, Ohio.

On June 28, 1952, she married Thomas G. Sumner, in the rectory of the former St. Mary’s Church, Daisytown.

Mrs. Sumner was a lifelong member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Richeyville Campus.

She was an avid reader, who enjoyed watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates. She also enjoyed bingo and watching birds and other wildlife.

Mary served as president of the Resident Council at Waynesburg HealthCare and Rehabilitation Center during her stay there.

Surviving are several nephews, including Bill Crowl (Sandy) of Plainfield, Ill., and special friend Douglas Rohrer (Kristie) of Carmichaels.

Deceased are her husband, Thomas Sumner, who died August 20, 2004; sister Eleanor Crowl; brother-in-law William T. Crowl; and several nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, in St. Katharine Drexel Parish (Richeyville Campus), 2 Church Street, with the Rev. Edward L. Yuhas, administrator, officiating. Private interment will follow in Beallsville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Sumner requested memorial contributions be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, 100 West Station Square Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4620, or American Heart Association, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1207.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to John B. Greenlee Funeral Home, 2830 Main Street, Beallsville. A guest book and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.

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