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Obituaries

Obituaries—Ferrante & Hunkele

Local obits.

Jane (O'Connell) Ferrante

Jane (O'Connell) Ferrante, of Oakmont, died peacefully Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the age of 81, in Willows Presbyterian Senior Care, Oakmont.

Jane was born January 25, 1932, in Verona, to the late Joseph and Marie Sistek O'Connell,  Jane was a member of St. lrenaeus Catholic Church, Oakmont.

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She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph R. Ferrante; beloved mother of Raymond (Lori) Ferrante, of Plum, Michael Ferrante, of Oakmont, John (Kristan) Ferrante, of Brackenridge, and the late David Ferrante; sister of Dorothy (Daniel) Hall, of Lady Lake, Fla., and the late Joseph and James O'Connell; dear friend and companion of the late George J. Sacco; and beloved grandmother of Raechelle, Joseph, Bryan, Justin, Allison, Danielle, Francesca and Olivia.

Friends and relatives will be received 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION and ALTERNATIVE SERVICES INC., 421 Allegheny Ave., Oakmont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Irenaeus Catholic Church, Oakmont, with Father Frank Kurimsky officiating. Interment will follow, next to her husband, Joseph, at Lakewood Memorial Gardens.

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The Family suggests memorials to the Oakmont Fire Department, 418 Virginia Ave., Oakmont, PA 15139.

Thomas P. Hunkele

Thomas P. Hunkele, of Penn Hills, died on Friday May 10, 2013, in his residence, at the age of 57.

Thomas was the beloved husband of Jee Chen; dear son of Regis Hunkele and the late Grace Hunkele who died April 22, 2013; brother of Patricia (Richard) Miller.

Friends and relatives will be received at BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION & ALTERNATIVE SERVICES INC., 421 Allegheny Avenue, Oakmont, Monday, May 13, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm.  Services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 am, in the funeral home.

The Family suggests memorials to M.S. Society, 1501 Reedsdale Street, Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233 or American Cancer Society , 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205.

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