Gloria Kathleen Therese Vagnoni Beck – Greensburg
Gloria Kathleen Therese Vagnoni Beck, 79, of Greensburg, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, with her loving daughter, Karen, at her side. She was born March 22, 1941, in Monessen, daughter of the late Guy and Helen Sewak Vagnoni. She graduated from Monessen High School in 1958, then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from California University of Pennsylvania in 1961 and earned her master’s degree from West Virginia University in 1965. She established Sunnyside Preschool in Hunker, then was a schoolteacher for 22 years in the Diocese of Greensburg at Holy Cross School, Youngwood, and St. John the Baptist School, Scottdale. She also taught at Baldwin-Whitehall School District, Pittsburgh, Falls Church School District, Fairfax, Va., and Hempfield Head Start Reading Program with Hempfield School District. She was a member of St. Paul Parish, Greensburg, where she was a Eucharistic minister, lector and Bible study participant. Gloria was a member of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees, Greensburg College Club and Neuropathy Group of Westmoreland County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John N. Beck, on Dec. 14, 2011; and her sister, Lorene D. Natale. She is survived by a daughter, Karen L. Beck; three sons, John Beck (Dana), Michael Beck (Lisa) and Mark Beck (Darci); seven grandchildren, Johnny, Daniel, Julia, Christian, Tyler, Sophia and Isabella; a brother-in-law, Fred Natale; a nephew, Matthew Natale (Tracy); a niece, Lisa Spagnolo (Don); three great-nieces, Noelle Spagnolo, Annalyse Spagnolo and Jillian Natale; a great-nephew, Nicholas Natale; and several other nieces and nephews. Friends were received at LEO M. BACHA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 516 Stanton St., Greensburg, and a funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Cross Church, Youngwood, with the Rev. William C. McGuirk as celebrant. Entombment followed in St. Clair Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to Neuropathy Group of Westmoreland County or the American Cancer Society, 510 Pellis Road, Greensburg, PA 15601, www.bachafh.com.
