P. DEAN HOMER FUNERAL HOME
206 WATER STREET
PO BOX 1
DUSHORE, PA 18614
TEL 570 928-8163 FAX 570 928-8116
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March 18, 2005
OBITUARY
Mrs. Stella T. Lech McDonald, age 91, of Dushore, PA passed away on Friday, March 18, 2005.
Stella was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on December 20, 1913 a daughter of the late Anthony & Mary Anna Bensoravage Lech. She married John F. (Jack) McDonald of Dushore on June 26, 1934. Jack predeceased her on March 4, 1980.
Stella was a homemaker and also worked for Rynveld’s Wreath Factory in New Albany for many years and retired from Dushore Lingerie in Dushore, after 17 years of service.
Stella was a member of St. Basil’s Catholic Church, Dushore, PA and a member of St. Basil and St. Francis Altar and Rosary Society. She was an enthusiastic and avid bingo and pitch player.
Surviving:
Five sons and daughters-in-law:
Joseph & Joan McDonald Dushore, PA
James McDonald Muncy, PA
Eugene McDonald Dushore, PA
Raymond & Linda McDonald Dushore, PA
Thomas and Karen McDonald Dushore, PA
Two sisters:
Mary Voyton Baltimore, MD
Isabella Blazejewski Union, NJ
Twenty-one grand children and 32 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by sisters, Cecelia Stofflick and Elizabeth Karpovich; and brothers: Joseph Lech, John Lech, Stanley Lech, Charles Lech, Benjamin Lech, Anthony Lech, Walter Lech and William Lech.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 9:30 A.M. from the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, PA and followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 A.M. in St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA with the Rev. Eugene R. Carr, former pastor, and the Rev. Bert S. Kozen, pastor, con-celebrating. Interment will be in St. Basil’s Cemetery.
Friends may call on Monday, March 21st from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. and from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. St. Basil and St. Francis Altar and Rosary Society will recite the Rosary at 3:00 P.M. on Monday afternoon at the funeral home.
The family will provide the flower and direct memorials to St. Basil’s Restoration Fund, PO Box 307, Dushore, PA 18614 or the American Heart Association, 1704 Warren Ave., Williamsport, PA 17701.
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