Mary Jeanette (Sullivan) Shope

Of Munhall, age 87, died Sunday, December 4, 2016. Beloved wife of 59 years of the late Henry A. "Harry" Shope Jr.  Daughter of the late Joseph D. Sullivan and Ida Mae (Kelly) Sullivan. Mrs. Shope was the center of the Shope Family where she was a loving spouse and mother of seven children. After raising her family, Mrs. Shope worked for 17 years as an administrative assistant in the Physics Department at Carnegie Mellon University.  Mrs. Shope was a devoted member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church where she, along with her husband, headed the marriage preparation classes for many years.  Mrs. Shope also was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Therese and at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Shope is survived by her children, Kathy (George) Janocsko, of Munhall, PA; Patricia (the late Dr. David) Vargo, of North Huntingdon, PA; Robert (JoAnna) Shope, of Wayne, PA; William (Janet) Shope, of Pompano Beach, FL; John (Annette) Shope, of Raleigh, N.C; James (Carol) Shope, of Butler, PA; and Thomas (Amy) Shope, of Venetia, PA. She also is survived by 16 grandchildren and by her brother, Donald J. (Jean) Sullivan, of West Mifflin, PA.  Friends received at SAVOLSKIS-WASIK-GLENN FUNERAL HOME, INC., 3501 Main Street, Munhall, Monday 7 to 9 pm and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 pm. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday 10:00 am at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, Munhall. Interment in St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to St. Therese of Lisieux, 1 St. Therese Court, Munhall.
 

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