Laura Oliver LaCaffinie
Laura Oliver LaCaffinie, age 76, of Uniontown, Pa., died Friday, July 3, 2009, in her residence. She was born January 24, 1933, in Brownsville, Pa.
Laura formerly worked at the Lena Keating Greenhouse, was a good friend of Dr. Bob and Bill W. for over 20 years, and was a Lifetime Member of the Board of Directors of Tradition One Recovery Club.
Her favorite holiday was Christmas and she loved decorating her home to celebrate it.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Lorenzo Oliver and Josephine “Bert” Fagioletti Oliver; her husband, Perry Joseph LaCaffinie in 1969; and a brother, Nello Oliver.
Surviving are a son, Perry Joseph LaCaffinie Jr. and wife Renay of Connellsville, Pa.; a daughter, Julie LaCaffinie Toye of Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pa.; three grandchildren: Michael Robert Toye, Shane Russell Woodmancy, Denise Echard; eight great grandchildren; a sister, Ann Mesaros and her husband Michael of Rocky River, Ohio; and brother, Jack Oliver of Smyrna, Georgia.
Friends will be received in the JEROME W. SHELL FUNERAL HOME, 164 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service with the Rev. Larry Gripe and the Rev. Del “Soul Man” Sepkovic officiating.
Entombment will follow in Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pennsylvania.
Visitation was also held on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Childrens Hospital, 45th Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 or to UPMC Cancer Centers, 5150 Centre Avenue, Floor One, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-9944.