Debora Ann (Crawford) Lupyan, 46, of Blairsville, PA (Derry Twp.) passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family.The daughter of Edward W. Crawford and Catherine (Jones) Crawford, she was born September 6, 1966 in Baltimore, MD.Debora graduated from Derry Area High School in 1984 and worked for 22 years at Blairsville Westinghouse.She loved to hunt, fish, ride motorcycles and almost anything in the outdoors. She was a Pittsburgh sports fan and enjoyed decorating her home, drawing and doing puzzles.Surviving are her husband, Michael G. Lupyan whom she married December 1, 2000; her mother, Catherine Crawford of Clarksburg; her father, Edward Crawford of Fawn Grove; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ed and Mary Lupyan of New Alexandria; an aunt, Janet Jones of New Castle, England; brother-in-law, Donald Lupyan (Lisa) of Derry; sister-in-law, Diane Coleman of Ligonier; brother-in-law, Dennis "Moses" Lupyan (Kelly) of Castle Hayne, NC; brother-in-law, Craig Lupyan (Mindy) of Blairsville; several nephews and nieces, Craig (Emma), Christopher (Julie), Candice (Larry), A.J. (Ilean), Dustin, Tyler, Bradley, Kody (Kat), Keegan, Page, Alex, Brooklyn and Allison and her beloved dog, Harlie.She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Charles and Alice Jones; paternal grandparents, Clarence and Libby Crawford; an uncle, Kenneth Jones and a brother-in-law, Kevin Coleman.The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Saturday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut Street, Blairsville, PA. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home with Rev. Cory A. Braatz officiating.The family would like to thank the nurses at the Arnold Palmer Cancer Center, the staff at IMU at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, a special thank you to Bernie for her special care and Froggy. Memorial contributions may be made to the Autism Society, 4340 East West Highway, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20814, in memory of Debora
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