Lupinacci

Suzanne Estelle “Sue” (Black) Lupinacci, 71, of Connoquenessing Township, formerly of Monroeville, passed away Thursday while in the comfort of her home.

Born March 4, 1943, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Estelle (Pinkerton) Black.

Sue was a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She loved her family and will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. The Lupinacci family would like to send special thanks to Joan Fordham, Meredith Fordham-Hughes, the Butler Regional Cancer Center and the Butler Health System for all of their loving care and support.

Sue was the loving wife of 51 years to Mark W. Lupinacci of Connoquenessing Township, who she married on Sept. 14, 1962; the loving mother to Steven Lupinacci of Palm Coast, Fla., and Sharon Kramer and her husband, Glen, of Connoquenessing Township; the loving sister to John Donald Black and his wife, Donna, of Penn Hills; the loving sister-in-law to George Lupinacci and his wife, Marina, of McCandless Township, Mary Lupinacci of Albany, Ga., and Joan Fordham and her husband, Ernest, of Jacksonville, Fla.; the loving grandmother to Benjamin Kramer and his wife, Lana, of Cranberry Township and Alexandra Suzanne Lupinacci, who is proudly serving her country in the U.S. Air Force in Anchorage, Alaska; the loving great-grandmother to Collins Michael Kramer; and she is also survived by many nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her adored nephew and godson, Christopher M. Fordham.

LUPINACCI — The family of Suzanne Estelle “Sue” (Black) Lupinacci, who died Thursday, June 12, 2014, will welcome friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Boylan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.A funeral ceremony will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Brian Gratton officiating. She will be laid to rest privately by her family at Butler County Memorial Park.Expressions of sympathy may be shared with Sue's family at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.