Helen J. Conti
Helen J. Conti, 73, of Uniontown, Pa., died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005. She was born on Jan. 18, 1932, in Redstone Township, Pa., daughter of the late Michael and Anna Sokolosky Petrus.
Helen was a member of the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Joseph Conti Jr.; three children, Joseph Conti of Alabama, Richard and wife, Carrie Conti of Perryopolis, Pa., and Annette Conti of Fayette City, Pa.; four grandchildren, Shawn, Brian and Vincent Conti and Rachele Sanschagrin; three great-grandchildren, Laura, Joseph and Sara Conti; two brothers, Michael Petrus of Smock, Pa., and Nick Petrus of Rowes Run, Pa.; and two sisters, Betty Bozek of Rowes Run, Pa., and Eleanor Gibson of Rowes Run, Pa.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, John and George Petrus, and three sisters, Mary Kolesar, Anna Urbani and Rose Ringler.
Friends will be received in THE SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 680 Cherry Tree Lane, Uniontown, Pa., today from 6 to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m., where a prayer service will be held on Monday at 9 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m., in St. Therese De Lisieux R.C. Church, Uniontown, Pa., with the Rev. Fr. Kenneth Zaccagnini as celebrant. Interment will be in LaFayette Memorial Park.