Karissa Anne Conner – Belle Vernon

Karissa Anne Conner, 23, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, as a result of injuries suffered in a house fire in Duquesne. A daughter of Lisa Fafalios Conner of Belle Vernon and Ken R. (Charra) Conner of Charleroi, she was born in Monongahela on June 27, 1996. A resident of Belle Vernon, Karissa attended Belle Vernon Area High School. She will be most remembered as a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a son, Axel Conner; a brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Samantha Conner of Fayette City; paternal grandfather, Kenneth G. Conner of Rostraver Township; and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.  She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Anthony Fafalios, Patricia Fafalios Imbrogno and Louis Imbrogno; and paternal grandmother, Patricia Ann Conner. Funeral services were private for Karissa’s immediate family. Arrangements have been entrusted to FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300. www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.