Janice Marino Bladen 1949-2025
PITTSBURGH — It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Janice Marino Bladen on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, with her son and close friends by her side, after a brief illness.
She was born in Youngstown, on March 14, 1949, a daughter of the late Charles D. and Mary Ann Kata Marino. Jan was a graduate of Youngstown State University and earned her master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She retired after 35 years from the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Janice is the loving mother of Stephen Marino; adoring grandmother of Gabriella Marino; sister of Charlene (Chip) Boyd of Toledo and Joey (Patti) Marino of Poland; and survived by many nieces and nephews; a special cousin, Joanne Pirain; along with dear friends, Ilene Lesser and Charlie Knudsen.
Friends will be welcomed 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, at Laughlin Cremation and Funeral Tributes, 222 Washington Road, Mount Lebanon, Pa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, at St. Bernard Church (St. Michael the Archangel Parish), 311 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216.
Interment will be private.
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