Cover photo for Mary Porto's Obituary
Mary Porto Profile Photo
Mary

Mary Porto

d. April 12, 2014

Mary Rose Porto, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2014 at Wesbury’s Grace Health Center in Meadville, PA. She was born on January 6, 1921 in Morrisdale, PA, the daughter of the late Bruno and Jenny (Perry) Guidice.
A lifelong resident of Ambridge, PA, Mary Rose received her beauty operator’s license in 1939, and in 1947 she and her husband Fred started and operated Porto Barber and Beauty Salon until 1985.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Fred Porto, a brother Bruno Guidice, and sisters Genevieve Dickson Hargrove and Lucy Bonadio. Mary Rose is survived by her son, Dennis Porto (Dianne) of Edinboro, PA, a daughter Cynthia (Porto) Leonard of Gaithersburg, MD, and four grandchildren, Cara Porto, Pamela Porto, Sarah (Ryan) Taylor, Cassie (David) Leonard, a great grandson Derek Sawer, her brother Anthony Guidice (Vivian), and many nephews and nieces.
Guests will be received at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2014, with a Memorial Service starting at 2:00 p.m. at Saul-Gabauer Funeral Home, Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, 273 Route 68, Rochester, PA 15074.
The Glunt Funeral Home, Edinboro, is in charge of funeral arrangements.  To send condolences please visit www.gluntfuneralhome.com.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary Porto, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 9

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree