Anna Louise Gnip Black; 77; of Fallowfield Township; passed away peacefully at her home after a short battle with cancer on Thursday; Aug. 31; 2006. She was born Oct. 17; 1928; in Monessen; a daughter of the late Andrew P. and Anna Cheklos Gnip. Anna graduated from Charleroi High School and after marrying her husband Robert on March 20; 1950; was a homemaker in Charleroi; Belle Vernon and Tampa; Fla.; returning to Charleroi in 1962. Anna was an avid sports fan; always watching a baseball; basketball; football game or a horse race; particularly the Triple Crown races. She relished spending time with her grandchildren; whom she loved dearly; her children; other family and friends. She is survived by daughter; Carole Vankirk; of Charleroi; with whom she shared her home; and grandson; Chris Henry and wife Amie; of Greenfield; Wis.; son; Robert L. Black Jr. and wife Kim and granddaughter Kaitlyn; of West Mifflin; daughter; Leslie Black and grandchildren; Julianne; Louis and Kerri; of Monongahela; and son; William D. Black and fiancee Ashleth Bertram and her daughter Mariah; of Fishers; Ind.; one brother; Michael Gnip; of Uniontown; and her loving nephews; Andrew Sowinsky and Charles Buddy Arrow; of Browns Mills; N.J.; niece; Kathy Perky; of Greensburg; along with several other nieces; nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents; Anna was preceded in death by her husband; Robert L. Black Sr.; a sister; Mary Arrow Baran; a brother; Johnny Gnip; and a son-in-law; Scott Vankirk. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME and CREMATION SERVICES INC.; (www.schrock-hogan.com); 226 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Tuesday; Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. From this Valley they say you are going; we will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile; for they say you are taking the sunshine that has brightened our path for awhile. Anna will be sadly missed by all who knew her.