Vivian Gavazzi Bernardo – Belle Vernon
Vivian Gavazzi Bernardo, 82, of Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Oct. 30, 1937, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Nello Ralph and Gladys Rutkowski Gavazzi. Vivian graduated from Bellmar High School and Douglas School of Business. She worked for the former ACCO, Page Steel and Wire Division in Monessen and the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service in Greensburg. She was a member of the former Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church, Fayette City and currently a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cal, who she married in 1964. She is survived by one brother, Ralph and sister-in-law, Janet Gavazzi of North Huntingdon; sister-in-law, Judy Bernardo of Coraopolis; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS LLC, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. Prayers of Transfer will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday at in the funeral home followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Sebastian R.C. Church. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Keeping in compliance with the County and State mandates, guests are asked to please abide by personal protective guidelines, masks MUST be worn, social distancing must still be maintained and to please minimize your visit to allow other family and friends to pay their respects to the family since we are still limited to 25 guests in the funeral home at a given time. Family and friends are also asked to please meet directly at St. Sebastian Church on Monday if attending the funeral Mass. Condolences accepted at the funeral home’s website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.
