Mary Grace LaRussa passed away at home July 3, 2020. She was a devout Catholic and a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. She enjoyed sewing and loved to bake. She will be greatly missed.
Mary Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Tony Tamburello; her husband of 63 years, Sam A. LaRussa; her son, Jerome LaRussa; her brothers, Frank and Joe Tamburello; her sister, Rosie Chandler; and her granddaughter, Mary Ann Piazza Harvard.
Mary Grace is survived by her daughter, Antoinette (Charles) Piazza; her five grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and her sister, Annie Tomburello.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Burial will follow at Southern Heritage Cemetery in Pelham, Alabama.
The family would like to thank UAB Hospital and Comfort Care Hospice for the care they provided.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Mary Ann Harvard Young Investigator Research Award. Checks need to be made payable to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Please mail to: O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB WTI 210, 1710 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300. Please write in the Memo: Mary Ann Harvard Investigator Research Award.
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