Clara Cianfrocco Scordato, 89, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Morgantown, WV, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020, at the Church of God Home, Skilled Nursing Unit, in Carlisle, PA. She was born on June 24, 1931, at the family home in Westover a daughter of the late Mary Sabatini and Sebastiano Sam Cianfrocco.
Clara graduated from Morgantown High School, Class of 1949. She was employed by Beamer Ford Sales, Universal CIT Credit Corporation, and Horton Ford Sales in Morgantown prior to moving to Mechanicsburg where she worked for the Boyer and Ritter Accounting Firm. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church in Mechanicsburg, PA.
Clara was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 548 and the Columbiana Lodge Women's Auxiliary No. 42 in Morgantown.
Clara is survived by her son Michael Scordato and granddaughter Anna Marie Scordato her only grandchild whom she was very proud of, of Morgantown. Also surviving are her brothers Vincent Cianfrocco and Thomas Cianfrocco; her sister Rosemary Cianfrocco all of Morgantown; nieces Kathy Rex Foster, Mary Ann Boczek; nephew Thomas Cianfrocco; great-nieces Lauren Boczek, Kara Boczek, Hillary Michael Boone; great-nephew Kyle Foster; brother- and sister-in-law Joseph and Alma Scordato.
In addition to her parents, Clara was preceded in death by her husband Samuel Scordato on October 12, 2019; her grandparents Vincenzo and Chiara Clara Cianfrocco of Alatri, Italy; Rose and Angelo Sabatini of Morgantown; her aunts and uncles Acquilino and Emma Chenfrock Cianfrocco of Harrisville, WV; Joe and Mary Katherine Sabatini of Dearborn, MI; her aunt Francis Sabatini, and her sister-in-law Mary Jean Keechel Cianfrocco of Morgantown. Also surviving are relatives in Italy.
Friends will be received at the Dering-Henson Funeral Home, Morgantown, WV, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020.
A Mass of Christian Burial with Monsignor Anthony Cincinnati as celebrant will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2020, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 1 Guthrie Lane, Morgantown, WV 26508. Interment will follow at East Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown. Clara's parents were married on October 2, 1927.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church or to St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 19 Jo Glen Drive, Morgantown, WV 26508.
Due to the COVID-19 virus, visitation and funeral mass attendees are requested to wear a face mask and practice social distancing.
Clara passed on September 25, 2020
Visitation will be Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.