Tricia M. Pelissero-Bruenn – Canonsburg, formerly of Monongahela

Tricia M. Pelissero-Bruenn, 48, of Canonsburg, formerly of Monongahela, died after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Oct. 5, 1970, in Monongahela, she is the daughter of Priscilla Skibo Pelissero of Monongahela (Valley Inn) and the late Robert F. Pelissero. The vice president of the 1988 graduating class of Ringgold High School, Tricia earned her degree in chemical engineering from Penn State University where she was a proud member of their Alpha Fig Sorority. For the past 22 years Tricia worked for Belimo Air Controls as their senior manager for strategic initiatives. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Canonsburg, an active member of the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers and was very active in her sons Boy Scout activities. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Kurtis Narus, who she married Feb. 16, 2017; two sons at home, Xander and Patrick Bruenn; a sister, Christa Ann Pelissero (Todd Grant) of Bentleyville; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Janice Narus of Stratford, Conn.; and a special cousin and friend, Erin Jackson of Carnegie. Friends will be received at the MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess St., Monongahela, 724-258-6767, marshallmarrafuneralhome.com, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Blessing prayers will begin in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 21, 2019, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial celebrated in St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Monongahela, with Father Kevin Dominik as celebrant. At the request of Tricia’s family interment will be private.