Marion Natalie Tritapoe
1928-2025
Marion Natalie Tritapoe, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Holbrook Healthcare Center in Buckhannon, W.Va.
Born on April 1, 1928 in West Newton, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Lois Pritchard.
She attended Highland Church in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Marion was a graduate of Sutersville High School and a 1949 graduate of McKeesport Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse.
She enjoyed reading, going to church and loved visiting all of the West Virginia State Parks.
Marion is survived by her children, William Elwood Sterner, Mark John Somerfield, stepchildren, William Somerfield, Rebecca Sims (Bud), Paula Edwards and David Tritapoe, three grandchildren, Bethany Sterner-King, Jordan Christopher Sterner and Kaitlyn Sterner-Martin, six great-grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Tritapoe and one brother, George Pritchard.
Services and private burial will be in Bushnell National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.helsleyjohnsonfh.com.
Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.
