Marla L. Ambrose, 80, of Fallowfield Township, passed away unexpectedly at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in Charleroi on Dec. 16, 1941, a daughter of the late Stanley and Laina Yoki Thur. Marla graduated Monessen High School with the Class of 1959 and Robert Morris. During her lifetime, she worked several jobs, including Charleroi Supply, local attorney’s offices, JoAnn Fabric and Rego’s Restaurant. Lutheran by faith, she had been the organist at the former St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Monessen for 50-plus years and had continued as an active member of Grace Lutheran Church of Monongahela. She was a longtime member of the Monessen Chapter No. 205 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was an avid seamstress with love of making matching attire for her family. She enjoyed baking and was known for her delicious apricot squares and banana split cakes. Surviving are her three children, Larry Ambrose, Kristen Franks (Richard), and Tracy Gerard (Jason); seven grandchildren, Hailey Whetzel (Nate), Torre Horne (Jake), Jacob Gerard (Kaile), Grant, Trent and Kirra Gerard and Courtney Ambrose; step-grandsons, Richard Franks (Stephanie) and Joshua Franks (Kayla); great-grandson, Atlas Horne; and five step-great-grandchildren, Ava, Avery, Liam, Taylor and Asher. Also surviving are her brother, Edward Thur (LiWen); sister-in-law, Patricia McNichol (Ryan); beloved fur baby “Pepper”; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Thur; husband, Charles Ambrose; grandson, Joshua Evan Gerard; and beloved cousin, Betty Frow. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC., 1209 Grand Blvd., Monessen, where friends will be welcomed from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home 1 p.m. April 3, 2022, with Pastor Matthew Stabe officiating. Interment will be held in Grandview Cemetery, Monessen. Memorial contributions may be made to the Washington County Humane Society in Mrs. Ambose’s name in lieu of flowers. Online condolences may be conveyed to the Ambrose family at www.rhomefuneralhome.com.
