Obituaries
November 22, 2019

Margaret G. Crusan – Greensburg

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Margaret G. Crusan, 99, of Greensburg, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Born in Indiana, Pa. on July 24, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Salome McCully. Margaret was a forklift operator at USX Irvin Works and was a greeter at Walmart. She was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and was also a member and past president of the Mon Valley Organ Club.  She was loved by her family and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her son, Clifford Crusan Jr. (Sharon Murphy) of Monongahela; and sisters, Maxine Smith and Betty Wallace. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by stepdaughters, Eleanor Neth and Sarah Schemansky; siblings, Phillip McCully and Gladys Langley; and stepsisters, Dorothy Fairman and Mary Louise Cook. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Olive Branch Baptist Church, Rostraver, with Pastor Ken Sommerfeldt officiating. JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com.

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