Tressa Kulig
May 6, 1927-Nov. 12, 2020
Tressa M. Kulig, age 93,
Minot, ND, formerly of
Carnegie, PA, passed
away Thursday, No-
vember 12, 2020, at Trini-
ty Homes in Minot.
Tressa Marie Salvato
was born May 6, 1927, the
daughter of Joseph and
Adeline (Tranchini) Sal-
vato, in Carnegie, PA.
On June 30, 1947, she
was united in marriage to
Walter “Fuzzy” Kulig. To-
gether through those 42
years, they raised 3 sons,
Tony, Walter, and David.
Fuzzy passed away in
1989.
Together, they loved
traveling to Minot to see
their grandchildren,
whether by bus, plane, or
train, a lot of time unan-
nounced (surprise). After
Fuzzy’s passing, Tressa
moved to Minot to be
closer to family. She was
a great cook and loved to
put together all those Itali-
an meals for her family
and never did a guest
come to her home and not
have a taste of her cooking
or sweet treats. She loved
her grandchildren, her
faith, her friends, and of
course, Bingo!
Her loving family in-
cludes: son, Walter
(Carole) Kulig; daughter-
in-law, Marla Ludwig Ku-
lig; grandchildren, Chris-
topher Kulig, Curtis-Ross
Kulig, Anthony (Kelly
Smith) Kulig, Keli (Matt)
Kramer, Gage (Lisa Delvo)
Kulig; great- grandchil-dren, Klay and Cy Kulig
and Luca Kramer;
sister-in-law, Sandy (An-
thony) Salvato; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Tressa was preceded in
death by father, Joseph
Salvato; mother, Adeline
Salvato; husband, Walter
(Fuzzy) Kulig; sons, David
and Anthony “Tony” Ku-
lig; sisters, Lucy (Ernie)
Spotti and Ninnette
(Frank) Kolodziejczyk;
brothers, Philip “Cy”
(Vicky) Salvato, Albert
Salvato and Anthony Sal-
vato; niece, Erlene (Bill)
Dowd; and great nephew,
Anthony Salvato.
Celebrating the Life of
Tressa:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, A Private Fam-
ily Graveside Service will
be held at a later date at
Mt. Olivet Cemetery in
Carnegie, PA.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).