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October 14, 2019

Susan G. Laird Bilitski – Charleroi

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Susan G. Laird Bilitski
Charleroi, passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 at St. Clair Hospital, Mt. Lebanon. Born July 31, 1949, in Brownsville, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Ada Defino Laird. A resident of Charleroi, Mrs. Bilitski was a homemaker. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Lisa Gray of Belle Vernon; step-daughters and son-in-law, Theresa and Irvin Clarke and Deborah Bilitski; step-son and daughter-in-law, James and Krista Bilitski Jr.; sister, Charlene Konek of Charleroi; and grandchildren, Zachary Gray, Ryan Gray, Irvin Clarke IV, Carter Bilitski, Parker Bilitski and Warner Bilitski. She is preceded in death by her husband, James A. Bilitski; and daughter, Charlene Gray. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATIONS, family owned and operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Parzynski Funeral Home and Cremations. Interment will take place in Monongahela Cemetery. Condolences accepted at the funeral home’s website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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