Obituary of Jean R. Russo

Jean R. Russo, age 93 most recently of Garnet Valley, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center. Born and raised in South Philadelphia, she previously resided in Havertown for 30 years, and Drexel Hill for 30 years. Jean was a longtime secretarial employee for Pennsylvania Railroad and Conrail where she retired in 1989. She loved music, dancing, being at the beach, instructing water aerobics, listening to Frank Sinatra, traveling, and spending winters at her home in Florida. Jean was a very social person, and had many close and cherished friends. Most of all, she loved her family, and was a devoted wife of 66 years, and mother. Her grandson, Eric, was the light of her life. In addition to her parents, Emilio and Angela Coia Pacitti, Jean is preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas R. Russo, who passed in 2015, and her three siblings, Henrietta Mingrino, Anthony, and Peter Pacitti. She is survived by her two children, Debra J. Russo (Kevin Jones) and Stephen Russo, and a grandson, Eric Jones. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 19th, 10:00-10:30 AM at St. Cornelius Catholic Church, 160 Ridge Road, Chadds Ford, PA, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM. Interment will remain private. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org). Online condolences may be made by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com.