Maria Fantozzi Pocchiari

Maria Fantozzi Pocchiari, 87, of Butler fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday at Butler Memorial Hospital. She was surrounded by her family and friends.

Born Feb. 2, 1930, in Melfi, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Philomena DiGiacomo Fantozzi.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph, who she married Nov. 20, 1958, at the Cathedral in Melfi; and her children, Anna, Louie, John and Elizabeth, all of Butler.

She was also preceded in death by her sister, Rosetta Fantozzi, in Italy.

After her husband's tour of duty in Europe, she moved with her family to Butler in 1965. She was a volunteer for many years at St. Michael School cafeteria. She was employed by Bartoli Cleaners of Butler. She was a member of both St. Michael Roman Catholic Church and St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Guild.

POCCHIARI — Viewing for Maria Fantozzi Pocchiari, who died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.There will be a Parastas service at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora. Entombment will be at the Mausoleum of St. Michael's Cemetery.