Vivian A. McClain, 81, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Dunlevy Gardens, Dunlevy. She was born June 24, 1935 in Monongahela, the daughter of Vivarello and Antoinette Troncatti Marraccini.
Vivian was an active member of First Baptist Church in Monongahela, where she was the first female trustee, a youth leader for the Baptist Youth Fellowship, a member of it's choir and the Him and Her Club. She was a retired legal secretary for various attorneys in the Mon Valley area working in that capacity for over fifteen years. She was an active member of the Women's Club and volunteered her time working at the election polls, both in Rostraver Township. Vivian loved spending time with her family, was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles.
She is survived by three children, Rev. Laura Lee Strawser and her husband, Rev. Ray A. Strawser, II of Saginaw, Michigan; Jeffrey A. McClain and wife Rev. Sandra Marsh-McClain of Jefferson Hills, Heather Ann and husband John Deditch of Callahan, Florida; six grandchildren, Annika Strawser, Jordan Strawser and wife Melissa, Laura and Anna McClain, Erica and Tristen Deditch; great grandson, Jaxon Albers.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George W. McClain who died March 17, 2012.
Friends will be received on Friday, February 3, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM in First Baptist Church with the Revs. Mark Schollaert, Ray A. Strawser II and Sandra Marsh-McClain officiating. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, 601 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 1100 Liberty Avenue, Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.