Michele Nauman

Michele Victoria Nauman, 53, of Greensburg (Hempfield Township), died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  She was born in Bangued, Abra, Philippines on November 12, 1963, a daughter of Elisa Valera Padayhag and the late Matias Padayhag.  Michele was a member of Our Lady of Grace Parish. She had worked in sales for IBM of Pittsburgh, in the continuing education department of University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and for Penn State University’s World Campus business to business sales.  She loved to cook and watch cooking shows.  She had a natural passion for interior design, event planning and architecture.  She was passionate about traveling and spoke French and had a black belt in Karate.  She was a former secretary for Hempfield Basketball Boosters Club.  Most important to her were her children and husband, as she cherished being a mother and wife.  In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, William J. “Bill” Nauman; her children, Melissa, William, Kristina and Michael Nauman; sister, Melissa Fiore (Dan); nieces, Gina Maria, Elisa and Emilia Fiore; also, a number of other nieces and nephews.  Family and friends will be received on Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 North Main Street, Greensburg.  Prayers of transfer will be held on Saturday at 9:30 AM in the funeral home followed by Michele’s funeral mass at 10 AM in Our Lady of Grace Parish, 1001 Mt. Pleasant Road, Greensburg.  Private interment will be held in St. Vincent Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, www.themmrf.org.