MARGARET STRAUB MATEAR (nee Ballachino), age 100 of Brook Park, passed away Friday June 26, 2026. Beloved wife of George Straub (deceased) and James Matear (deceased); loving mother of Brian Straub and Selah Westfall (nee Straub); devoted nana of Selitha Sobota (Justin), Elisia Rios, Tori Welms (Sam), Mikaela Westfall, Kellen Westfall, Tiffany Straub and Matthew Howatt; great-grandmother of many; daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (nee Lanasa) Ballachino; dear sister of Lenore Burgess, Angelo Ballachino and the late Frances Cristino, Josephine Ellis, Angelina DeCaro, Rose Malone, Annie Ciprianni, Carmella Weinbrandt, Jennie Grose, Pearl Stawicki, Joseph, Sam, Louis, Paul and Carmen Ballachino; loving aunt, great-aunt and dear friend of many. Mass of Christian Burial at Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish, 6455 Engle Rd., Brook Park, Thursday July 9, 2026 at 10 a.m. Please meet at church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Family and friends received at THE RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.), WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 2026 from 4-7 p.m.