With family at her side, Stella Bernadette Sullivan passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, at the age of 91. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 10, 1931, to Walter and Elizabeth (Kraus) Plucinski. Stella grew up in the Polish Hill section of Pittsburgh and attended Immaculate Heart of Mary High School. In 1948, she met Patrick John Sullivan, Sr., and they married on May 31, 1952. Patrick and Stella moved to the North Hills area in 1958 where they went on to have, love and raise four sons: Patrick, Jr., Kevin, Gary, and Scott. Stella adored her six grandchildren and her great-grandson. Throughout her life, Stella’s bedrock was her Catholic faith. She was an active member of Saint Sebastian Parish (now Our Lady of Mount Carmel) throughout her adult life. She served Saint Sebastian School and church for 28 years starting in 1970, first as a volunteer at the school and rectory, then as a full-time secretary. After her retirement in 1998, she continued to volunteer and serve the church and school.
Over the years, Stella enjoyed bowling and volleyball with friends, playing games & cards with her grandchildren, vacations at the beach, and family gatherings. She loved the Christmas season, especially decorating her home, playing Christmas music, and spoiling her grandchildren with gifts. She was welcoming and loving to everyone who entered her life, especially her daughters-in-law, Peggy (Patrick), Tracy (Kevin) and Amy (Gary), who she treated as her own children. She loved hosting extended family, friends, and anyone her sons would bring into her home; Her home was their home. She will be greatly missed.
Stella is survived by her husband of 70 years, Patrick; her sister Gertrude; her sons Patrick, Jr., Kevin, Gary, and Scott; her daughters-in-law Peggy, Tracy, and Amy; her six grandchildren – Brian, Brett (Emily), Leanna, Sean, Nikolas, and Carmen - and great grandson Hayden.
Friends are invited to the H.P. Brandt Funeral Home 1032 Perry Hwy Pittsburgh Pa 15237 on Friday, September 30, 2022, from 2:00 - 8:00PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 9:30AM, at Saint Sebastian Church (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish) at 311 Siebert Road, Pittsburgh (please meet at the funeral home at 8:45AM). In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial donation to the Good Samaritan Hospice at Wexford www.good-samaritanhospice.org) or the American Macular Degeneration Foundation https://www.macular.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/memorial-donation.pdf
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.brandtfuneralhome.com for the Sullivan family.
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