Maria Kathleen Elias
Maria Kathleen Elias, age 19, Uniontown, Pa., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 18th, 2013. Maria was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 22, 1994 the beloved daughter of Paul Elias and Wendy Shriver Elias.
Maria was a member of Saint George Maronite Catholic Church.
She was a freshman at University of Pittsburgh where she studied physics and astronomy.
Maria loved dance and studied the art of dance for 15 years at Larraine Susa’s Dance Unlimited.
She was also a very accomplished artist and pianist and loved music and singing.
She loved adventure and the beauty of nature.
Maria was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Cordelia and George Elias Sr.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her Favorite people: her three sisters, Sarah, Corrina and Olivia all at home, her maternal grandparents, Kathleen D. and James E. Shriver and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends will be received in the THOMAS M. DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, 136 North Gallatin Ave., Uniontown Pa., on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 12 Noon.
Divine Liturgy will follow at 12:30 p.m. in Saint George Maronite Catholic Church, Six Lebanon Terrace, with Father Nadim Helou, M.L.M., as Celebrant.
Interment will be private.
Donations can be made to Larraine Susa’s Dance Unlimited, 23 Dunbar Street, Uniontown, PA 15401 to be placed in a scholarship fund in memory of Maria.