Jennie E Cortis joined her husband and love of her life, Sam, in Heaven. She passed away on November 23, 2019. While her death saddens her family and friends, Jennie would want us to celebrate her love of her family and friends, a good laugh, gardening, and music. She loved talking about travel, history, current events, and opera. Through her example, she taught her family faith, fortitude, and the importance learning new things while maintaining traditions. She never gave up trying to teach anyone who would listen to love opera. Family and friends can remember dinners of lasagna and meatballs or summers when she helped you select and plant your flowers..
Jennie was born Giavonna Lucchitti in Palena Italy, the daughter of Filomena (Carrozza) and Falco Lucchitti. She immigrated to America in 1935 and spent her childhood in Canonsburg Pennsylvania graduating from Canonsburg High School in 1948. In 1952, she married Samuel L. Cortis of Canonsburg and they raised four children. Their young family lived in Camden NJ and Canonsburg PA briefly before moving to Uniontown PA. After living in Uniontown since 1957, Jennie moved to Friendship Village of South Hills in 2016. Over a 40-year career, she worked for RCA Corp., H&R Block, and Eberly & Meade Energy Company.
As a member of St John, The Evangelist Church in Uniontown since 1957, she was active in the Jefferson Catholic Club for Women and joined many other parishioners in hosting events and decorating the church for holidays. She was a member of the Uniontown Green Gardeners, The Uniontown Country Club, and Energy Industry Desk and Derrick Club of Pittsburgh.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2010. She is survived by four children and their spouses, Samuel L. and Valerie (Williams) Cortis of Uniontown PA, Denise Cortis and John Russell of Ellicott City MD, Stephen and Angela (Krzton) Cortis of Chambersburg PA, and Jeanne (Cortis) and Lindsay Howard of Wexford PA. In addition, Jennie had four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren along with two sisters Carmela Luisi and Ida Kern both of Canonsburg and two brothers Anthony Lucchitti (Maureen) of Bethel Park PA and Lou Lucchitti (Dawn) of Longwood Florida, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends will be received on Tuesday, November 26 from 2:00 to 4:00PM and 6:00 to 8:00PM at the Stephen H. Haky Funeral Home located at 603 North Gallatin Ave Extension Uniontown PA. Prayers of Transfer will be on Wednesday, November 27 at 9:15AM at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00AM Wednesday, November 27 at St John the Evangelist Church, 50 Jefferson St. Uniontown PA. Donations in Jennie's memory can be made to St. John Church. Tributes welcome at www.hakyfuneralhome.com