TRIPI - Mary Ellen (nee Young) November 4, 2015, beloved wife of the late Donald J. Tripi; dearest mother of Christina M. (Christoper) Beck and Joseph J. Tripi; cherished grandmother of Melissa and Jenna Beck; also survived by nieces and nephews. The family will be present to receive friends Friday from 4-8 PM at BEACH-TUYN FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5541 Main St. (at Cayuga Rd.). A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 in SS. Peter and Paul Church, Williamsville. Friends invited. Mary Ellen was a member of the St. Ann Sodality, Eucharistic Minister and former director of Religious Education at SS. Peter and Paul, and also a secretary at St. John the Baptist Church in Kenmore for many years. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be sent to Black Dog Second Chance Rescue, PO Box 626, East Amherst, NY 14051.