Mary Margaret ‘Peggy’ King Tutena – Formerly of Monessen
Mary Margaret “Peggy” King Tutena, formerly of Monessen, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Vincentian Marian Manor, Greentree. She was born on Nov. 1, 1923, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Joseph King and Margaret Young King Venneri. Mrs. Tutena was a Monessen resident most of her life and a graduate of Monessen High School. She graduated from Robert Morris School of Business and worked as a secretary for the former Pittsburgh Steel Company in Monessen and Gulf Oil Corporation in Pittsburgh. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Sandra L. (David) Vandevort of Oakdale and Joan L. Vidale (Robert Henninger) of Mt. Lebanon; three grandsons, Scott (Mandy) Senko of New York, Michael (Dana) Vidale of Pittsburgh and Jonathan (Melissa) Senko of Emsworth; five great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Sidney and Brady Senko, Nico and Treviana Vidale and Miles Senko; a niece, Kathy (Jack) Placchi of Golden, Colo.; two nephews, Tim Grable of San Francisco, Calif., and Kevin (Annette) Grable of Studio City, Calif. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John J. Tutena in 2012; stepfather Octavius “Oates” Venneri; and by a sister, Joan P. Grable. Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dalfonso-Billick Funeral Home Inc. and Cremation Services, 441 Reed Ave., Monessen. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, beginning with a blessing in the funeral home, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen, with the Rev. Joel Boco as celebrant. Interment will follow in Grandview Cemetery, Monessen. Everyone attending the viewing and funeral services are required to wear a face mask and practice social distancing. Only 25 people are permitted in the funeral home at a time. Condolences accepted for the family at www.dalfonso-billick. com.
