Paula Lee Hart Tirpak – Donora
Obituaries
September 28, 2021

Paula Lee Hart Tirpak – Donora

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Paula Lee Hart Tirpak, 65, of Donora, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Born in North Charleroi, on July 20, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Iva D. Coughenour Hart. Paula was a phlebotomist and worked at SmithKline Beecham and the Cleveland Clinic. She was a member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church and was an avid Pirates and Steelers fan! She is survived by her husband, James G. Tirpak; sisters, Shirley Hart Rozik of Greensburg and Bonnie Hart Rozik of Belle Vernon; stepbrother, Mark Hart of Wyoming; and numerous nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her two loving cats, Kutchi and Angel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her natural parents, Nancy Lee Hart Muia and Paul Muia. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Pastor Jeff Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery.

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