Evelyn J. Benanti's Obituary
Evelyn Josephine (Ernst) Benanti, age 92 of Bethel Park, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, August 6, 2018. Beloved wife, of 63 years, to the late Salvatore C. Benanti. Cherished mother of Cynthia (John) O'Neill, Marilyn (William Gulyban) Benanti, Diane (James) Fischer, and James (Mary) Benanti. Loving grandmother of Eve Lynn and Elizabeth O'Neill, Jennifer Hamilton, Matthew Phillips, Laura Krupp, Christopher and Lisa Fischer, Sarah Capozzoli and Maria Benanti. Great-Grandmother of Brooke and Kyle Hamilton, Sawyer and Jonas Phillips, and Aubrey Krupp. Daughter of Leonard and Mary Ernst.
Evelyn was a Registered Nurse who spent many years giving loving care at Patterson General Hospital (NJ) and John J. Kane Hospital (PA). She also worked in Quality Assurance at Allegheny General Hospital.
Family and friends will be welcomed on Thursday, August 9, 2018, from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm at the Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 301 Curry Hollow Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15236. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 10, 2018, at 10 am at St. Germaine's Parish, 7003 Baptist Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Evelyn's honor to the Little Sisters of the Poor of Pittsburgh, 1028 Benton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Condolences may be left at www.jeffersonmemorial.biz.
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