Martha A. McGinnis

Martha A. (Vitale) McGinnis, 94, of Derry, died peacefully Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born July 29, 1928, in Latrobe, a daughter of the late Alphonse A. and Mary (Carroll) Vitale. Martha was a homemaker. She was a member of the St. Martin Roman Catholic Church, New Derry and the St. Martin Rosary Altar Society. Martha enjoyed reading, gardening, doing puzzles, flowers, and she was an animal lover. Besides her parents Martha is preceded in death by her husband James H. McGinnis in 2007; one son James M. McGinnis; one brother Carroll V. Vitale; three sisters Gene Rose Watkins, Marjorie Rondinalla, and Marie Annette Furgerson; one grandson Matthew McGinnis and one son-in-law James George Jr.. Martha is survived by her four children Timothy McGinnis of Latrobe, Janis George of Derry Patricia Bridge and husband Roger of Blairsville, and Nancy McGinnis of Indiana; one daughter-in-law Linda McGinnis of Derry; 8 grandchildren Christopher and Danielle, Kortnee, Stacy and Timothy, Amy, Scott and Tara, Jennifer, Kevin, and Cory and Stacey; 17 great grandchildren and also numerous nieces, nephews and friends. The St. Martin Altar Rosary Society will recite the Rosary Sunday, 1:30PM December, 4, 2022 in the funeral home. The family will receive friends for Martha’s Life Celebration, on Sunday, December 4, 2022 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Matthew X. Merlin Funeral Home Inc. 529 N. Chestnut St. Derry, PA 724-694-8331. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00AM, Monday, December 5, 2022 in the St. Martin Roman Catholic Church, New Derry with Rev. Salvatore R. Lamendola as celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Derry. Online condolences may be made to www.merlinfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or Action for animals Humane Society.

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