Santa "Sandy" Scacchitti

Santa “Sandy” Scacchitti, 65, a resident of Sena Kean Manor in Smethport and formerly of Harrisburg and St. Marys, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Sena Kean, after a lengthy illness.

She was born June 28, 1957, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Gustavo “Gino” Scacchitti and Menina “Minnie” DeLuca Scacchitti, who survives of St. Marys.  She was a graduate of Elk County Christian High School, Class of 1975, as well as a graduate of Penn State University, earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. 

Sandy started her career working at the West Virginia University Medical Center and went on to work 37 years at the Hershey Medical Center as a Senior Laboratory Technician for the Blood Bank.  She loved her dogs, her television shows, and connecting with friends on social media.  Sandy will be forever remembered for her kind and generous soul.

In addition to her mother, Sandy is survived by her aunts, uncles, and many cousins; her loving dog, Charlie; and by many dear friends from Hershey.

Besides her father, Sandy was preceded in death by two brothers: Bruno Scacchitti and by her twin, Eraldo “Hoss” Scacchitti.

There will be no visitation.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 12:00 PM, with the Rev. Jeffery Noble, Pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Ridgway Animal Haven, 20 Rocky Top Road, Ridgway, PA  15853.