Mary Gail ‘Abby’ McMahon – Monongahela
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August 30, 2022

Mary Gail ‘Abby’ McMahon – Monongahela

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Mary Gail “Abby” McMahon, 90, of Monongahela, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in her home. She was born April 19, 1932, in Vestaburg, daughter of Henry T. and Agnes Irene Vinoverski Brown. Abby was an active member of St. Andrew the Apostle in Monongahela. She was a homemaker, and for over 15 years was the nanny to Dave and Jen’s children. She loved going to the casinos, watching game shows and playing cards and games with her friends at Monongahela Manor. She is survived by two nieces and a nephew, whom she thought of as her own children, Mary Ann Fonzi and husband Rich, Ed Brown and wife Sharon, all of Monongahela, and Jennifer Brown of Finleyville. She is also survived by several other nieces and nephews and her great-nieces and great-nephews, who were like grandchildren to her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William James McMahon, who died Dec. 19, 1981; nephew, David Brown; and two brothers, Paul and Jerry Brown. Friends will be received from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in St. Andrew the Apostle Parish with the Rev. George Chortos as celebrant. Committal services and interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela. Memorial contributions may be made to Concordia Hospice, 10 Leet St., Washington, PA 15301. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.

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