Obituary of Mary Petti

Mary E. Petti, 93, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, died June 27, 2010 at Treasure Coast Hospice, Fort Pierce, Florida.

Born in Virginia, she lived in Port St. Lucie, Florida for 23 years coming from Colonial Beach, Virginia. She had also been a winter resident of Stuart for 15 years, before becoming a permanent resident.

She was a supervisor with the City of Vienna, Virginia for over 20 years. She also worked at the Washington Navy Yard for 15 years and was the first female gun inspector.

She had been a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Port St. Lucie. She was member of TOPS for 25 years and had been a volunteer at Martin Memorial Medical Center for over 25 years.

Survivors include daughters, Sonja Odell of Port St. Lucie; a son Jack Petti of Rockledge, Florida; 2 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Petti in 2003.

SERVICES: Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, June 30, 2010 at Forest Hills Funeral Home - Palm City Chapel. There will be a funeral service at 11:00 AM, June 24, 2010, at the funeral home chapel with Dr. Richard Diekmann officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park, Palm City.

For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org in Mrs. Petti's memory.

An on line registry is available to sign and leave notes of condolence at www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com .