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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Frances M. (Ripepi) Pepka
Frances M.
(Ripepi) Pepka
Apr 25, 1922 — Dec 10, 2016
Frances M. (Ripepi) Pepka's Obituary
Frances Marie (Ripepi) Pepka, 94, of Monroeville, formerly of Monongahela, died Saturday, December 10, 2016 in UPMC Hospital East, Monroeville. Born April 25, 1922 in Gallatin, she was the daughter of the late Michelangelo Benedict and Catherine Quattrone Ripepi.
After attending Sunnyside School, Frances helped to care for her younger siblings, and worked in the family grocery store, Green Front Market from it's opening in 1935 until 1955. During that time, she also served as Postmaster at the Gallatin Post Office until it closed in 1953. Living most of her life on River Hill in Forward Township, she was a homemaker, worked as a cook at the former Mon Valley Catholic High School, at Isaly's in Donora and was a landlord for many years until recently. She was a member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish in Monongahela. Until her passing, she remained a devoted and loving mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her son, Jim Pepka and daughter-in-law, Lisa (Wilson) Pepka of Apollo; grandchildren, Nolan and Meredith; brother, Angelo Ripepi and sister-in-law Jean of Monongahela; two sisters, Dr. Antoinette Ripepi Cramer and brother-in-law Tom of Sugarland, TX, Rose Moreschi and brother-in-law John of Fort Mill, SC; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony D. "Huck" Pepka who died on Feb. 11, 2002; and two brothers, Philip J. "Leo" Ripepi and Anthony J. "Neno" Ripepi.
Friends will be received on Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 3-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin at 11:30 AM in the funeral home on Friday, December 16, 2016, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 12:00 PM in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Revs. William Terza and John Harvey co-celebrating. Committal service and interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Society of the Little Flower, 1313 N. Frontage Road, Darien, IL 60561 ( www.littleflower.org )
After attending Sunnyside School, Frances helped to care for her younger siblings, and worked in the family grocery store, Green Front Market from it's opening in 1935 until 1955. During that time, she also served as Postmaster at the Gallatin Post Office until it closed in 1953. Living most of her life on River Hill in Forward Township, she was a homemaker, worked as a cook at the former Mon Valley Catholic High School, at Isaly's in Donora and was a landlord for many years until recently. She was a member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish in Monongahela. Until her passing, she remained a devoted and loving mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her son, Jim Pepka and daughter-in-law, Lisa (Wilson) Pepka of Apollo; grandchildren, Nolan and Meredith; brother, Angelo Ripepi and sister-in-law Jean of Monongahela; two sisters, Dr. Antoinette Ripepi Cramer and brother-in-law Tom of Sugarland, TX, Rose Moreschi and brother-in-law John of Fort Mill, SC; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony D. "Huck" Pepka who died on Feb. 11, 2002; and two brothers, Philip J. "Leo" Ripepi and Anthony J. "Neno" Ripepi.
Friends will be received on Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 3-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin at 11:30 AM in the funeral home on Friday, December 16, 2016, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 12:00 PM in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Revs. William Terza and John Harvey co-celebrating. Committal service and interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Society of the Little Flower, 1313 N. Frontage Road, Darien, IL 60561 ( www.littleflower.org )
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Funeral Services for Frances M. (Ripepi) Pepka
Visitation
December
15
Thursday
Frye Funeral Home
3:00 - 8:00 pm
Mass of Christian Burial
December
16
Friday
St. Damien of Molokai Parish
Starts at 12:00 pm
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