Gloria A. Parcetich, 309 Pershing Dr., Farrell, passed away at 6:50 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, after a period of failing health. She was 75.

Gloria was born August 4, 1936 in Farrell a daughter of Walter and Agnes Bicek Parcetich.

She was a lifelong resident of Farrell and a 1954 graduate of Farrell High School.

Gloria retired from Packard Electric Corp. where she was employed from 1954 to 1986. She was a lifelong member of St. Anthony Church, Sharon. She enjoyed bowling and was a former league member at Sunset Lanes, Farrell, and the former Hickory Bowl, Hermitage. Gloria also did a lot of plastic canvas needlework and loved to read and travel to Las Vegas and Mountaineer.

Surviving are: seven sisters, Helen Simonik; and Marie Brindisi and her husband David, all Farrell; Margaret Longley, Universal City, Texas; Julianne Horvath, Girard, Ohio; Carol Ann McCartney and her husband Robert; and Mary Ann Snowball, all Gilbert, Arizona; and Rose Zipay, Sharpsville; and three brothers, Walter Parcetich, Jr. and his wife Patricia, Sharon; Carl Parcetich and his wife Darlene, West Middlesex; and Jeffrey Parcetich, Farrell.

Gloria was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Michael Parcetich who died in infancy; and James 'Mooch' Parcetich, who died in 2010.

Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, February 20, 2012 in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.

Friends may email condolences by visiting www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in St. Anthony Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Daniel Kresinski, pastor, as celebrant.

Interment: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hermitage