Direnzo

Marjorie Pearce Direnzo of New Castle passed away peacefully of natural causes at 7:15 p.m. Friday in the Jameson Care Center, New Castle. She was 83.

Mrs. Direnzo was born Sept. 7, 1927, in Farrell, the daughter of William Wade and Annabelle Diamond Pearce.

She attended schools in Farrell and New Castle and graduated from New Castle High School in 1946.

She began working for the Bell Telephone Co. when she was 17 as a telephone operator and retired as a supervisor in 1990 after more than 40 years.

She was a member and past recording secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 313, and served as a union representative for Bell. She also belonged to the Telephone Pioneers Club. In her early years, she volunteered with the Civilian Conservation Corps, Chapter 125, New Castle.

She belonged to the AMVETS Auxiliary Post 281, the People Concerned for the Unborn Child (PCUC), the Blue Army, and the Red Hat Society, all of New Castle. She also was a member, past president and the current vice president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Aerie 455 and the Retired Eagles Activities Club (REAC).

In her spare time, she enjoyed bowling and traveling to local casinos to play the slots with her sisters.

She was a member of the Mary Mother of Hope Parish, New Castle.

Her husband, Dominic Direnzo, who she married Aug. 30, 1958, passed away July 13, 1985.

She is survived by a daughter, Jeanne Kerr of New Castle and her son, Anthony D. Direnzo; and a son, James Direnzo and his wife, Barbara, of Butler and their two sons, James A. and Andrew D. Direnzo. Also surviving are three sisters, Mary Hogue, Carolyn Pearce, and Virginia Hamilton and her husband, Richard, all of New Castle; two brothers, James Pearce and his wife, Marie, of Murrieta, Calif., and G. Richard Pearce and his wife, Gloria, of Cerritos, Calif.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Charles “Chuck” Pearce, John “Jack” Pearce and William “Bill” Pearce; and a sister, Dorothy Carey.

<B>DIRENZO</B> — Calling hours for Marjorie Pearce Direnzo, who died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the <B>J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory</B>, 111 W. Falls St., New Castle. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Thursday in St. Mary Church with the Rev. Victor J. Molka as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery, New Castle.The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Jameson Hospice of Lawrence County, 1000 S. Mercer St., New Castle, PA 16101.Condolences may be sent by visiting, www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.