Julianna Antoinette "Toni" Walters' Obituary
Julianna Antoinette "Toni" Walters, age 80, of West Mifflin, PA formerly of Elrama, PA,
passed away on May 5, 2020.
Beloved wife to the late Lawrence E. "Sailor" Walters; loving mother to Edward (Marcia)
Walters and Andrea (Jay) Rich; grandmother to Sarah, Hannah and Joshua Rich, Mary Tess and Julia Walters; sister to Frank Lovas, Jr. Toni is preceded by her parents Frank and Mary (Gall) Lovas, daughter Paige Walters, infant son Virgil Walters, and sister Marilyn (Lovas) Ziegler.
She was a graduate of St. Peter’s Catholic School in McKeesport and Robert Morris Business
College.
She married Lawrence Walters from Elrama on Sept. 9, 1961 at St. Peter’s in McKeesport. They were married for 45 years until his passing in 2007.
When her children were at home, Toni was active in the PTA at Elrama School and later in the
band boosters and on the school board at Mon Valley Catholic High School. Toni was a
long-time member of the Christian Mothers of St. Isaac Jogues Church in Floreffe, PA, the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Elrama Fire Hall, and was a fixture for about 35 years at JCPenney in
Southland and then the Century III Mall in Pleasant Hills. More recently, Toni was active in the
Salvation Army of McKeesport, the Women’s Club of Duquesne, the Ladies of Charity at St.
Thomas A’ Becket Roman Catholic Church and volunteered at Jefferson Hospital.
A memorial service is planned for later this year. Arrangement under the care of the
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 301 Curry Hollow Rd., Pleasant Hills,
15236.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army of
McKeesport, PO Box 337, 821 Walnut St., McKeesport, PA 15134
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