Genevieve Trozzo Ward, 94, of Rostraver Twp., passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, in her home. A daughter of the late Sam and Fanny Greco Trozzo, she was born in Belle Vernon on May 24, 1929. A resident of Belle Vernon all her life, Genevieve was a member of St. Sebastian Church, a graduate of Vernon High class of 1947, a 1949 graduate of Robert Morris College, and then worked at Gemmill Hospital, Monessen for four years. In 1952, she married Thomas Daniel Ward, spent two years in Texarkana, Texas, then returned to Belle Vernon. Genevieve was GRAND REGENT of the Belle Vernon Catholic Daughters of America from 1972 to 1974. She worked at Washington Hospital, Medical Records for 15 years, retiring in 1990 and volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul Store in Monessen for over 20 years. Survivors include a son, Dr. Thomas (Kim) Ward of Greensburg, two daughters, Linda (Rudy) Tarin of Redding, CA and Nancy Jo (Stephen) Cotts of Penn Hills, five grandchildren, Thomas Patrick (Sara) Ward, Michael (Suzanne) Ward, both of Greensburg, and Matthew (Brittany) Ward, of McMurray, David (Cami) Cotts of Rochester, NY, and Andrew Cotts of N. Carolina, seven great-grandchildren, Josie Jane, Thomas Daniel, Roman, George, Kennedy and Noah Ward, and Owen Cotts, one brother, Samuel (Marilyn) Trozzo of Seattle, WA, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Daniel Ward on February 27,1984 and a brother, Danny Trozzo in 2022. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300.
www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday at 10 A.M in St. Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
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