Mother of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto dies at 92

Bob Bauder | Wednesday, February 5, 2020 4:26 p.m.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review

Mayor Bill Peduto in November.

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s mother died Wednesday morning, the mayor said.

Eva Maria (Zarroli) Peduto was 92 and lived in Scott Township.

“This morning I lost the most inspirational person of my life, my mom,” Peduto posted to his Twitter account shortly before 8 p.m.

This morning I lost the most inspirational person of my life, my mom, Eva Maria (Zarroli) Peduto.

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) February 6, 2020

Further details, including funeral arrangements, were unavailable Wednesday afternoon.

Survivors include the mayor and another son, Guy Peduto, of West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Sr., and two sons, Tom and David.