Sandra Jeanne Grivna –  Henderson, Nev., formerly of Monroeville
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December 26, 2019

Sandra Jeanne Grivna – Henderson, Nev., formerly of Monroeville

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Sandra Jeanne Grivna
Henderson, Nev., formerly of Monroeville

Sandra Jeanne Grivna, 79, of Henderson, Nev. (since 2012), formerly of Monroeville, died Dec. 15, 2019. She was born in McKeesport, on Feb. 18, 1940 and is the daughter of the late Eugene and Annette B. Skoczylas Molnar. She is the wife of the late Lawrence F. Grivna, who died in 2000. Sandra graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in public administration. She was employed for many, many years with the U.S. Government where she retired from the Human Resources Department. She was a volunteer at Forbes Regional Hospital and a member of the Free Hungarian Reformed Church in McKeesport. She is survived by her brother, Eugene Paul Molnar; niece, Brittney Ann Molnar; nephew, Brandon Paul Molnar; cousins, Patricia (Norm) Wilmans of Virginia, Karen (the late Kenneth) Janesic of Hudson, Ohio, Thomas (Peggy) Skoczylas of Warren, Ohio, Gerry Reinhart of Warren, Ohio, Kim (Harvey) Mazel of Penn Township, Carol (Ed) Firanski of West Mifflin, Ruth (Anthony) Spera of New Jersey and Barbara Vautrin of New Jersey. Family and friends will be received at STRIFFLERS OF WHITE OAK CREMATION AND MORTUARY SERVICES from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. The Rev. Dr. Daniel Borsay will officiate and entombment will follow.

 

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