Ashley M. Eley

2000 - 2025

Ashley Marie Eley, 25, of Fayette City, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, surrounded by her family in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born April 20, 2000, in Monroeville, the daughter of James M. Eley and Sherri Piergrossi Eley. She was a 2018 BVA graduate and also graduated from LBI in Uniontown as a phlebotomist. She was employed by Preferred Primary Care Physicians Inc. in Uniontown. She was a member of the Fayette City Volunteer Fire Co., holding the office of second lieutenant, member of the Fayette County Firefighters Association, the Western PA Firefighters Association, and the Southwestern PA Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs Association. Ashley enjoyed going to the casino and hunting. She is survived by her parents, James M. and Sherri Piergrossi Eley; grandfather, James Piergrossi of Fayette City; aunt, Janet Maher, and husband, Michael, of Herbeson, DE; aunt, Debbie Parshall, and husband, Kelly, of Belle Vernon; uncle, James Piergrossi, and wife, Tori, of Kingsville, MD; cousin, Katherine O. Maher of Atlanta; cousin, Bailey K. Parshall, and fiance, Jake Murawski, of Pittsburgh; her boyfriend, Dylan Ditmore of Hopwood; and her two faithful companions, Buster and Gunner. Also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, E. James Eley Jr. and Linda Lynch Eley; and maternal grandmother, Sharon Jackson Piergrossi. Family and friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in ELEY/MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC., www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in the funeral home with Rev. Wayne Boring officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery, Belle Vernon. The firefighters' memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday evening, Oct. 14, 2025, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fayette City Volunteer Fire Co., PO Box 115, Fayette City, PA 15438.