Fortunato-Killian

Marie A. Fortunato-Killian, 91, of Cranberry Township died Sunday at the UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless Township.

Born Dec. 24, 1914, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of William and Anna Scrovron Fink.

She was a member of the St. Ferdinand Roman Catholic Church, Cranberry Township, where she was a former member of the Royal Court.

She enjoyed playing bingo, doing cross-stitch and line dancing.

She was a former sewing supervisor at West Penn Hospital.

Surviving are two daughters, Shirley M. Rieser of Oakdale and Patricia A. Allen and her husband, Richard "Sonny," of Cranberry Township; a son, John J. Fortunato and his wife, Jo, of Holland, Mich.; a stepson, Ben Killian of Aspinwall; and a stepdaughter, RoseMarie Harrington of Florida.

Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, John J. Fortunato, who died in May 1961; her second husband, Bernard Killian, who died in May 1979; two brothers, William and George Fink; and two sisters, Henrietta Truhar and Marie's twin sister, Rose Ebbert.

<B>FORTUNATO-KILLIAN </B>— Friends of Marie A. Fortunato-Killian, who died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home & Cremation SERVICES, </B>130 Wisconsin Ave., Cranberry Township. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ferdinand Roman Catholic Church, 2535 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anne Cemetery, Castle Shannon.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 100 W. Station Square Drive, The Landmarks Bldg., Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Online condolences and directions are available at www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com