Obituary for Rena Altamare (Pacy)
Rena D. (Pacy) Altamare, 91 of Donora, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in Cambridge Hillside Senior Living, North Charleroi.
She was born in Donora on January 23, 1928, a daughter of the late Primo and Dolores Bachetti Pacy.
A member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish (Donora Campus), Rena was known for singing at the church for weddings, funerals and the church choir as far back as the former St. Philip Neri Church and the former Our Lady of the Valley Church.
Mrs. Altamare was an avid volunteer spending a lot of time with charity work. She performed in Showboat for 23 years, which was a senior citizen production whose proceeds benefited the Meals on Wheels program in the valley. She had a real passion for oil painting and singing and excelled at both.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert V. Altamare on March 26, 2013; two sons, Mark Altamare and Luke Altamare, and a sister, Eugenia Guerra.
She is survived by three children, Jan Altamare, Robin (Daniel) Mulkern, and Rona Crow; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Primo (Rose) Pacy and Ronald (Ace) Pacy; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second Street Extension, Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, (724) 379-6900, where family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2020. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 9 a.m., followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Andrew the Apostle Church (Donora Campus).
Interment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora.
To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com
She was born in Donora on January 23, 1928, a daughter of the late Primo and Dolores Bachetti Pacy.
A member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish (Donora Campus), Rena was known for singing at the church for weddings, funerals and the church choir as far back as the former St. Philip Neri Church and the former Our Lady of the Valley Church.
Mrs. Altamare was an avid volunteer spending a lot of time with charity work. She performed in Showboat for 23 years, which was a senior citizen production whose proceeds benefited the Meals on Wheels program in the valley. She had a real passion for oil painting and singing and excelled at both.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert V. Altamare on March 26, 2013; two sons, Mark Altamare and Luke Altamare, and a sister, Eugenia Guerra.
She is survived by three children, Jan Altamare, Robin (Daniel) Mulkern, and Rona Crow; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Primo (Rose) Pacy and Ronald (Ace) Pacy; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second Street Extension, Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, (724) 379-6900, where family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2020. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 9 a.m., followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Andrew the Apostle Church (Donora Campus).
Interment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora.
To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com