Florence M. "Flo" Tommarello (Gattuso)'s Obituary
Tommarello
Florence M. "Flo"
On Monday Feb 15, 2016, age 95, passed to her Heavenly Father. Flo was born Fortunata Marie Gattuso on August 1, 1920 in Struthers, Ohio to Nicholas and Virginia Gattuso. Beloved wife of her late husband, Albert E. Tommarello, she had her three children Domenic (wife Sandy), Richard (wife Renee) and Donna (husband Raymond) Burns with her at her Concordia home during a beautiful last rites ceremony administered by Reverend Levi Hartle of Saint Killians Mars PA and departed peacefully with her daughter, Donna by her side. She is survived by brother Steve Gattuso, and predeceased by her sisters, Nicholina (Nicki) Monti, Carmella (Mal) Harvey and brother Gasper (Gus) Gattuso. Flo is grandmother to eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Always striving to do her best, she was an expert duck pin bowler winning multiple scoring championships in the Greater Pittsburgh Women’s Major Duckpin League, and a national #1 ranking (USA & Canada), as well as serving as president. She was full of life, strong in her faith and a great role model for her children as loving mother, disciplinarian, nurturer and protector. Flo lived her last 5 1/2 years very comfortably & happily at Concordia of Cranberry, PA. The family thanks the staff of Concordia at Cranberry and Good Samaritan Hospice for their service and compassion for their residents and the love that they had every day for our mother.
The celebration of life mass will be held at St. Gabriel's Church, 5200 Greenridge Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 on Saturday, February 20 at 10AM. A prayer service at Jefferson Memorial, 301 Curry Hollow Road, West Mifflin, PA will follow immediately afterward. There will be no viewing and In lieu of flowers, you can make a donation to Concordia of Cranberry, 10 Adams Ridge Boulevard, Mars, PA 16046.
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