Clearfield County PA Archives - Obituaries: Lionetti, Mary Patricia DePoncean Petruzzi December 19, 1998

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DuBois Courier Express
DUBOIS (PA) COURIER-EXPRESS, December 20, 1998

MARY LIONETTI

Mary Petruzzi Lionetti, 93, 550 Broad St., Brockway, died Saturday at DuBois 
Regional Medical Center East, Mengle Care Unit.

She was born in Penfield on July 11, 1905, a daughter of the late Dominic and 
Susie DePalma DePoncean. She was married in 1923 to Angelo Petruzzi, who 
preceded her in death in 1931. She then married Joseph Lionetti, who also 
preceded her in 1974.

She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Brockway. She was affiliated with 
the St. Tobias Church in Brockway. She was a member of the Rosary Society, St. 
John of God Society, Catholic Daughters of America and the Contessa Matilda 
Lodge of the Sons of Italy.

She is survived by a son, David A. Petruzzi of Brockway; four grandchildren; 
and a brother, James DePoncean of Chautauqua, N. Y. She was also preceded in 
death by a son, Anthony L. Petruzzi; five brothers and five sisters.

LIONETTI: Mary Petruzzi, 550 Broad St., Brockway, died Dec. 19, 1998. Friends 
will be received from 7-9 p.m. Sunday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at the 
Carlson Funeral Home Inc. of Brockway. A rosary will be said at 8:30 p.m. 
Sunday at the funeral home. A vigil service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Monday 
at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. 
Tuesday at St. Tobias Church in Brockway with the Rev. Monsignor Louis 
Heberlein officiating. Burial will be in the St. Tobias Cemetery. Memorial 
donations may be made to the Anthony L. Petruzzi Educational Memorial Trust 
Fund or charity of the donor's choice.

Additional Comments:
Mary was one of ten children born to Dominic and Susie DePalma DePoncean. She 
and Angelo eloped to Maryland in 1923 and had their marriage sanctioned by the 
church later that year. She was widowed at age 26 with two small boys. It was 
America's Great Depression and there was no welfare programs in those days. To 
provide for her children, Mary did house work for the Beadle, Hutchinson and 
Ralston families. She also took in laundry which was washed by hand and ironed 
by heating irons on a coal stove. She grew a garden to cold pack tomatoes and 
canned fresh fruits and made jellies and jams.

The Mary Petruzzi Lionetti Catholic Leadership Scholarship has been endowed in 
her name in the DuBois (PA) Catholic School System.

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