Jennie (Calve) Safreed, 105, Franklin Twp passed away peacefully in her sleep at Trinity Oaks in Ellwood City. She was the daughter of the late Nick and Caterine (Tornese) Calve and was born in the region of Calabria, Italy on March 11, 1921.

After going through immigration procedures at Ellis Island, Mrs. Safreed arrived with her family in Ellwood City on December 6, 1926.

Jennie Safreed lived and worked her entire life in the Ellwood City community. She worked in the accounting offices of the local US Steel plant from 1941 until the plant's closing in 1975. During that time, she received further education. Mrs. Safreed was certified in Industrial Accounting from Penn State College in 1943 and received additional certification in the field of Business Machine Calculating from the Garfield Business Institute in 1947.

On December 19, 1970, Jennie married Paul Safreed, to whom she was married for 35 years. Mr. Safreed died on October 27, 2005. Jennie led an active life in the community. She was a CCD instructor at the former Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish. Mrs. Safreed was also a member and past president of the Ellwood City Garden Guild. She persisted in pursuing friendly card club activities offered in the Ellwood area. She maintained a gracious manner with numerous families, friends, and acquaintances, including a multitude of neighborhood children.

Other surviving family members include Wesley Ann (Calve) and her husband Vince Meneice of Franklin Twp., Paul (Rusty) Young of New Brighton. Mrs. Safreed also has several nieces and nephews living across the United States: John, Jim, and JoAnn Calve, Laura and Nancy LoBianco, Patricia, Josephine, Gene, and Edward Romano. Numerous great-nieces and great-nephews also survive, including those individuals living in the Ellwood City community: Carli (Young) and her husband Tanner Gilchrist and Samantha Young, Sarah (Calve) and her husband Zach Kruger, and Andrew Calve.

She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Safreed, by two sisters: Mary (Calve) LoBianco and Rose (Calve) Romano, three brothers: Francis Calve, Joseph Calve, and Nick Calve, and one nephew, David Calve and two nieces; Barbara (Calve) Young and JoAnn (LoBianco) Seidel.

Friends may call on the family from 12:15pm-2:15pm on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Turner-Hyde Funeral Home in Ellwood City. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at Divine Grace Parish-Holy Redeemer Church at 2:30PM in Ellwood City.

Interment will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery located in Ellwood City.

The family would like to thank Trinity Oaks for their continued care, love and compassion shown to Jennie over the years she was a resident.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting memorial donations be made in Jennie’s name to the Ellwood City Library.

Arrangements entrusted to the TURNER-HYDE FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES located at 6th and Park in Ellwood City.