GIRTS MARY ALICE SPELLMIRE Age 95, of Pittsburgh, on January 10, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Robert Eugene Girts, Sr.; cherished mother of Robert Eugene (Christine) Girts, Jr. of Pittsburgh, PA, and Michelle (Darrel) Girts VanCoevering of Vancouver, WA; sister of the late Marion Robertson Culp and the late Gertrude S. Gealy; sister-in-law to the late Betty Lou Dell. She is survived by her nieces, Alice G. Morigi, Sherry G. Brown, Susan R. Cunnold, and Susannah Dell; her nephews, Smith W. Gealy, Jr., Edgar Robertson, and Timothy T. Dell; her grandchildren, Michael A. Girts, Jill V. (Daniel) Haneckow, and Craig C. VanCoevering; and one great-grandchild, Ian A. Haneckow. Mary Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Walter B. and Alice Allen Spellmire. Mary Alice graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School and attended Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University). She also received a certificate from Mrs. Pinkerton's Secretarial School, which served her well in jobs with Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) and Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. On December 12, 1942, Mary Alice and Robert were married. Mary Alice followed her husband during basic training to Virginia, working at jobs on the army base and then at the South Seas Plantation Shop in Washington, D.C. She subsequently moved back to live with her parents until Bob returned from the European Front in 1945, when Mary Alice began her life as a devoted mother and homemaker. Mary Alice served on the Board of Directors of the Florence Crittenton Home in Pittsburgh and was active in the Symphony Silhouettes, a fundraising association for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She was a member of Beulah Presbyterian Church. In the 1990s, Mary Alice and Bob both retired to Naples, FL where they built a home together, enjoying the Naples community while entertaining friends and family. Funeral arrangements by BEINHAUERS. Inurnment private. Memorial service to follow at a later date. The family requests that donations be made to the Chatham University Office of Advancement at Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 in the name of Mary Alice Girts. Please add or view tributes at: www.beinhauer.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb