Lisa C. (LaRotonda) Flowers

Lisa Carol (LaRotonda) Flowers

Age 63, of Robinson, died Sunday, April 14, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Kevin; her children, Nicholas Drahusz of Youngwood; Noelle Lamar (Roderick) of McDonald; Katerina Flowers of Virginia; Kelcey Flowers of the Dominican Republic; and Andrew Flowers of Robinson; eight grandchildren, Kiana, Alyssa, Nichole, Lorenzo, Solomon, Riley, Isabella and Avi; two sisters and a brother; and multiple nieces and nephews.

Born in Pittsburgh on January 10, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Albert LaRotonda Sr. and Carol LaRotonda. She graduated from Plum High School in 1978 and Duquesne University in 1987. A journalist, Lisa worked for Gateway Publications in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, and later as a freelance writer. In 2001, she earned a first-place Keystone Press award for a feature story in the Oil City Derrick titled “Coming to grips with grief.”

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Lori Gabborin. She was a member of Christ Anglican Church in New Brighton. Friends will be received Friday from 11am until time of service at noon, at Christ Anglican Church, 1217 Third Ave., New Brighton, Pa. 15066.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.

Funeral arrangements by J&J Spratt Funeral Home, 1612 Third Ave., New Brighton, Pa. 15066.

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