Elizabeth V. (DeFlavis) Shepard Mussori

Elizabeth V. (DeFlavis) Shepard Mussori, age 93 of Clairton, passed away surrounded by loving members of her family at her daughter's home in Newark, DE on Sunday, February 26, 2017.  Born May 26, 1923 in Clairton, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Maria (Zuppa) DeFlavis.   Elizabeth worked as a welder in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard during World War II. A hardworking and independent woman, Elizabeth worked until she was 78 years old and lived alone well into her 90s.  In her spare time, she enjoyed analyzing family and friends' handwriting and loved to crochet.  In fact, every member of her large family has at least one of her Afghans.  Her family will remember her as a strong, courageous, fun-loving, joke-telling mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who loved spending time with them.  Elizabeth is survived by her children Keenan (Linda) Shepard of Jacksonville, NC, Marjorie Shepard Bateman of Charlotte, NC, Donna (Judson) Shepard Stringfellow of Charlotte, NC, Betsy (Darryl) Shepard Fluhme of Pittsburgh, Guy (Ann) Mussori of Clairton, and Gina (Donnie Cecil) Mussori of Newark, DE; her grandchildren Karmin and LaNier Shepard, Nikki and Brian Bateman, Britt Tuite, Derrick and Ashley Fluhme, and Kristen, Guy, and Erin Mussori; her eleven great-grandchildren; her sister Margaret Campoli of Jefferson Hills; and also nieces and nephews.  Friends will be received in the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton, on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 10 AM in St. Thomas a Becket Church, Jefferson Hills, with Rev. Daniel Maurer officiating.  Procession and burial will follow to St. Clare of Assisi Cemetery, Clairton.  

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