Mary Ann Robertson, formerly of Sharon, and a resident of Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, for the past 9 years, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017, in the intensive care unit of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 77.

Mrs. Robertson was born June 28, 1939, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Robert and Odella Swain Yarnell.

She was a homemaker and was employed at the former Thornton Hall Golden Dawn in Sharon for many years.

Mary Ann was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed playing bingo.

Surviving are: two daughters, Violet G. Phillips and her husband Walter, Sharon; and Cynthia M. Gregory and her husband Michael, Sharpsville; two sons, Michael S. Tighe, Oil City, PA; and Shawn P. Tighe and his wife Christine, Sharpsville; three sisters, Rebecca Hoffer, Sharpsville; Catherine Cooper, Tennessee; and Martha Yarnell, Jacksonville, FL; a step-brother, Louis Hoffer, Erie, PA; twelve grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.

Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Maureen Anderson; a son, Daniel Tighe; and a brother, Robert Yarnell.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society.

Calling hours and service are private in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.

Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.