In Memory of

Mary

P.

Skallos

(Kulha)

Obituary for Mary P. Skallos (Kulha)

Mary Patricia Kulha Skallos died peacefully at St. Anne Home in Greensburg, PA on August 30, 2020, at the age of 93 years. Mary is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Bill and Maryly Skallos of Rockford, MI and Rick and Lynne Skallos of Huntingtown, MD; 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; her brother and sister-in-law Joseph and Rose Kulha and sister-in-law Mary Kulha. She is preceded in death by her husband: Michael L. Skallos; and her brother: Michael Kulha. Mary was born on January 26 , 1927 in Duquesne., PA to John Michael Kulha and Mary Catherine (BarKac) and graduated from Duquesne High School in 1945. She married Michael L. Skallos on July 5th, 1952 in Duquesne., PA. Mary worked at Westinghouse in East Pittsburgh, then at the Immaculate Conception Church (ICC) School, where her two sons attended. Her children and grandchildren remember her as a kind and gentle person who loved to have her family all together and always served delicious foods such as her stuffed cabbage and apricot bars. She fulfilled her dream of traveling West with her husband and carefully documented their travels. Mary was accomplished at organization, mathematics, and crossword puzzles. She was a witty and sharp minded individual who loved working with numbers and chatting with people. She was an active and dedicated member of the Golden Echoes at ICC. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ott Funeral Home Inc. 805 Pennsylvania Avenue Irwin. Parting prayers will be held 9:00 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church. Interment will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, North Huntingdon. In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations, in the name of Mary Skallos, to the American Heart Association at www2.heart.org. Please be prepared to follow all CDC guidelines with social distancing, masks and 25 people at a time.