She was born June 15, 1920, in Lonaconing, MD, daughter of the late Harry and Catherine Danahey Garlitz.

She was a 1938 graduate of the former Triadelphia High School, and was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Elm Grove.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Evo Petri in 1999; a son, Matt Petri; a brother; and three sisters.

Surviving are five children, Helen Fischer and her husband, Larry of Englewood, FL; Danny Petri and his wife, Darlene of Wheeling, WV; Susan Oliver and her husband, John of Galloway, OH; Angie Taylor and her husband, Terry of Scott Depot, WV; and Tammy Turkaly and her husband, Bill of Wheeling, WV; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Petri of Wheeling, WV; a brother, Carl "Nick" Garlitz, Wheeling, WV; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Kepner Funeral Home, 166 Kruger Street, Elm Grove, Wheeling. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Elm Grove, with Reverend John Mulcahy as celebrant. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling.