Obituaries
March 22, 2021

Lori A. Crabb – formerly of Monessen

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Lori A. Crabb, 49, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, March 22, 2021, in Donnell House, Washington, following a short battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 18, 1971, in North Charleroi, the daughter of the late Edgar R. Crabb Jr. and Elizabeth Druash Crabb. Lori lived in Monessen and was a 1989 graduate of Mon Valley Catholic High School. She worked as a medical assistant at various offices throughout the Mon Valley. She is survived by her sister, Denise Hutchinson of Washington Township; niece, Angela Hutchinson of Washington Township; nephew, Shayn DiPiazza of Fayette City; and by her great-nephews, Paxtin and Greyson Bell. Friends will be received in DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICES, 441 Reed Ave., Monessen, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, the time of the blessing service. She will be entombed in Grandview Cemetery Mausoleum with her parents. Condolences accepted for the family at www.dalfonso-billick.com.

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