Obituaries
September 24, 2020

Teresa J. Clark – Belle Vernon

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Teresa J. Clark, 70, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. A daughter of the late Victor and Evelyn Vitz Gelotti, she was born on March 22, 1950, in Speers. Teresa was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and an avid reader. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Terri and Joseph Flatt of Monessen, Sherry Clark of Donora, and Christina and Jonathan Huff of Donora; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Thomas and Mary Clark of Lowber, and Stephen Clark of Pleasant Hills; seven grandchildren, Shane Flatt, Cole Flatt, Tommy Clark, Holly Clark, Grayson Snyder, Caiden Clark and Maize Huff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Thomas Clark, on May 18, 2014. Friends will be received in the funeral home noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Mary Kay Glunt officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon cemetery. Face masks are required in the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com. 724-929-5300.

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