Obituaries
September 25, 2021

Mary Jane Hough – Buena Vista

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Mary Jane Hough, 81, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. She was born Aug. 24, 1940, in New Eagle, daughter of the late John and Rose Marie Caserta Fusco. Mary Jane was a life member of Blythdale Fire Department (Elizabeth Township F.D. No. 1) and a member of Merritt Primitive Methodist Church. Surviving are two children, Peter Hough Jr. and wife Maryann and Tammy Soncini and husband Jack; grandchildren, Cody (Briana) Soncini, Aaron (Olivia) Soncini, Ashley Hough and Keighly Purtell; great-grandchildren, Skylar, Alayiah, Kaelyn and Kenneth; a sister, Clara (Joe) Sacco; a brother, John Fusco; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at J. WILLIAM MCCAULEY JR. FUNERAL HOME, 901 Vine St., West Newton, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be left at www.mccauleyfuneralhome.com.

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