Deborah L. Mercado, 54, of Mars/Adams Township, died Wednesday morning at UPMC Passavant hospital in Cranberry Township.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 6, 1956, she was the daughter of Ellaree Patterson Roberts of Tennessee and the late James Roberts.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Pablo "Paul" Mercado, who she married May 31, 1979; a daughter, Dana E. Mohney and her husband, Duane, of Saxonburg; three grandchildren, Jenna, Kaylee and Piper Mohney; a godson who she raised, Joel Flores of Akron, Ohio; a sister, Rita Martinez and her husband, William, of Butler; and five brothers, Larry Morgan, and his wife, Sue, of Erie, Mich., Roger Morgan and his wife, Debbie, of Ellwood City, James Roberts, and his wife, Shiela, of Columbus, Ohio, Nick Roberts in Georgia and Donald Roberts in Ohio. She also is survived by nieces and nephews.

<B>MERCADO</B> — Friends of Deborah L. Mercado, who died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, will be received at the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with her uncle, the Rev. Damon Patterson, officiating. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park, Cranberry Township.Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.