Theresa E. Gerace Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Theresa E. Gerace, 87, of Rochester Township, who had been recently a resident of Franciscan Manor, Patterson Township, passed away November 5, 2016, in the Good Samaritan Hospice, Heritage Valley Beaver. Born November 23, 1928, in Monaca, a daughter of the late Cornelius and Minnie Depner Cronin, she was a retired nurse's aide with the former Beaver Valley Geriatric Center. She was a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Parish, Rochester. She was a past grand regent of the Catholic Daughters of America. She was a member of the Rochester VFW Ladies Auxiliary, the Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary, the Heritage Valley Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Christian Mothers of St. Cecilia Parish. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. Gerace, in 1991; three brothers, Thomas, Cornelius and Dennis Cronin; a grandson, David Paul Gerace. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Terri A. and Gary W. Brewer, Cranberry Twp.; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Joseph C. and Anita Gerace, Sylvania, Ohio; Phillip J. and Candy Gerace, New Brighton; Thomas M. and Colleen Gerace, Rochester and Jeffrey A. Gerace and his fiancée, Tina, New Brighton; 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; one brother and three sisters-in-law, Walter and Irene Cronin, Mary Ann and Rose Marie Cronin, all of Monaca; Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester Twp. Entombment will follow in St. Cecilia Mausoleum. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3500 Brooktree Drive, Wexford, PA 15090. The family would like to thank the following: her roommate, Betty, and her daughters, Beth, Lisa and Roby, who were her second family and to the staff of Franciscan Manor for the care and comfort given to our mom especially from Jill, Theresa, Tiffany, Chris, Mary Lou, Ethan, and Honey Bea.

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Theresa E. Gerace

November 23, 1928 - November 5, 2016