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Gertrude V. Bonanno

Gertrude V. Bonanno, 95, of West Kittanning, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 at Kittanning Care Center.

She was born on March 31, 1925 in West Kittanning to Anthony and Virginia (Gurtatowski) Palinski.

Gertrude was a member of St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Kittanning. She enjoyed flower gardening, baking and she was a terrific cook.

Her memory will be cherished by many her niece, Jean Ferrara; great-niece Annette Ferrara and many nieces and nephews

Gertrude was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Samuel R. Bonanno who died on Dec. 23, 1980; her eight brothers, Edward, John, Watson, Stanley, Bernard, Frank, Joseph, and Henry Palinski; and three sisters, Mary Sobiski, Blanch Groboski and Esther A. "Bess" Gispanski.

Family and friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 at the Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 515 N. McKean Street, Kittanning, Pa.

A Funeral Mass for Gertrude will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 2020, at St. Mary, Our Lady Guadalupe Church, 101 W. High St., Kittanning, with Reverend Ronald Maquinana as celebrant.

Internment is in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Kittanning, Pa.

Due to current regulations, all social distancing guidelines will be followed. Guests are respectfully asked to wear a mask or face covering.

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