Wanda T. Nigborowicz, 94, of Sharon, PA passed away at home on January 7, 2022. She was born December 13, 1927 to Antoni and Maria (Rokowski) Sekowski in Gallitzin, PA.
After graduating from Gallitzin High School, she graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Altoona, PA as part of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps program. Later, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Sharon General Hospital for many years, and volunteered as a caregiver for Hospice.
Wanda was a longtime member of Saint Joseph Church and had been an active member of the Saint Joseph Women's Guild where she served as President. She also was Treasurer of Saint Joseph School PTO and parish representative to the Mercer County Catholic Women's Retreat League where she served as Treasurer.
Her husband of 64 years, John A. Nigborowicz, whom she married July 29, 1950, preceded her in death April 19, 2015.
She is survived by her two sons, John J. of Carmel, IN, and Stephen W. of Fairlawn, OH; and two daughters, Rosemary, wife of Ramon Jones, of Meadville, PA and Theresa L., wife of Rick Jeric, of La Crosse, WI; six loving grandchildren, Benjamin (Carmela) Jones, Christine (Jonathan) Homer-Jones, Catherine (Donald) Sherbondy, Richard (Sarah) Jeric, Christian (Joce) Jeric, and Maria Jeric; and five great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Maria, Charlotte, Eleanor, and Lydia.
In addition to her husband and parents, Wanda was preceded in death by seven siblings: Antoinette (Joseph) Ulmaniec, Andrew (Phyllis), Joseph (Agnes), Sr. Lydia Sekowski of the Sisters of Nazareth, Sabina (Theodore) Zolna, Mary (Alfred) Wolanin, and her infant sister Stanislawa Sekowski.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church, 79 Case Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.
Calling hours will be 3 to 6 p.m. Friday (1-14-22) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday (1-15-22) in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with Rev. Thomas Whitman, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
After graduating from Gallitzin High School, she graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Altoona, PA as part of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps program. Later, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Sharon General Hospital for many years, and volunteered as a caregiver for Hospice.
Wanda was a longtime member of Saint Joseph Church and had been an active member of the Saint Joseph Women's Guild where she served as President. She also was Treasurer of Saint Joseph School PTO and parish representative to the Mercer County Catholic Women's Retreat League where she served as Treasurer.
Her husband of 64 years, John A. Nigborowicz, whom she married July 29, 1950, preceded her in death April 19, 2015.
She is survived by her two sons, John J. of Carmel, IN, and Stephen W. of Fairlawn, OH; and two daughters, Rosemary, wife of Ramon Jones, of Meadville, PA and Theresa L., wife of Rick Jeric, of La Crosse, WI; six loving grandchildren, Benjamin (Carmela) Jones, Christine (Jonathan) Homer-Jones, Catherine (Donald) Sherbondy, Richard (Sarah) Jeric, Christian (Joce) Jeric, and Maria Jeric; and five great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Maria, Charlotte, Eleanor, and Lydia.
In addition to her husband and parents, Wanda was preceded in death by seven siblings: Antoinette (Joseph) Ulmaniec, Andrew (Phyllis), Joseph (Agnes), Sr. Lydia Sekowski of the Sisters of Nazareth, Sabina (Theodore) Zolna, Mary (Alfred) Wolanin, and her infant sister Stanislawa Sekowski.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church, 79 Case Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.
Calling hours will be 3 to 6 p.m. Friday (1-14-22) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday (1-15-22) in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with Rev. Thomas Whitman, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
Wanda T. Nigborowicz, 94, of Sharon, PA passed away at home on January 7, 2022. She was born December 13, 1927 to Antoni and Maria (Rokowski) Sekowski in Gallitzin, PA.
After graduating from Gallitzin High School, she graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Altoona, PA as part of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps program. Later, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Sharon General Hospital for many years, and volunteered as a caregiver for Hospice.
Wanda was a longtime member of Saint Joseph Church and had been an active member of the Saint Joseph Women's Guild where she served as President. She also was Treasurer of Saint Joseph School PTO and parish representative to the Mercer County Catholic Women's Retreat League where she served as Treasurer.
Her husband of 64 years, John A. Nigborowicz, whom she married July 29, 1950, preceded her in death April 19, 2015.
She is survived by her two sons, John J. of Carmel, IN, and Stephen W. of Fairlawn, OH; and two daughters, Rosemary, wife of Ramon Jones, of Meadville, PA and Theresa L., wife of Rick Jeric, of La Crosse, WI; six loving grandchildren, Benjamin (Carmela) Jones, Christine (Jonathan) Homer-Jones, Catherine (Donald) Sherbondy, Richard (Sarah) Jeric, Christian (Joce) Jeric, and Maria Jeric; and five great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Maria, Charlotte, Eleanor, and Lydia.
In addition to her husband and parents, Wanda was preceded in death by seven siblings: Antoinette (Joseph) Ulmaniec, Andrew (Phyllis), Joseph (Agnes), Sr. Lydia Sekowski of the Sisters of Nazareth, Sabina (Theodore) Zolna, Mary (Alfred) Wolanin, and her infant sister Stanislawa Sekowski.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church, 79 Case Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.
Calling hours will be 3 to 6 p.m. Friday (1-14-22) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday (1-15-22) in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with Rev. Thomas Whitman, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
After graduating from Gallitzin High School, she graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Altoona, PA as part of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps program. Later, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Sharon General Hospital for many years, and volunteered as a caregiver for Hospice.
Wanda was a longtime member of Saint Joseph Church and had been an active member of the Saint Joseph Women's Guild where she served as President. She also was Treasurer of Saint Joseph School PTO and parish representative to the Mercer County Catholic Women's Retreat League where she served as Treasurer.
Her husband of 64 years, John A. Nigborowicz, whom she married July 29, 1950, preceded her in death April 19, 2015.
She is survived by her two sons, John J. of Carmel, IN, and Stephen W. of Fairlawn, OH; and two daughters, Rosemary, wife of Ramon Jones, of Meadville, PA and Theresa L., wife of Rick Jeric, of La Crosse, WI; six loving grandchildren, Benjamin (Carmela) Jones, Christine (Jonathan) Homer-Jones, Catherine (Donald) Sherbondy, Richard (Sarah) Jeric, Christian (Joce) Jeric, and Maria Jeric; and five great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Maria, Charlotte, Eleanor, and Lydia.
In addition to her husband and parents, Wanda was preceded in death by seven siblings: Antoinette (Joseph) Ulmaniec, Andrew (Phyllis), Joseph (Agnes), Sr. Lydia Sekowski of the Sisters of Nazareth, Sabina (Theodore) Zolna, Mary (Alfred) Wolanin, and her infant sister Stanislawa Sekowski.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church, 79 Case Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.
Calling hours will be 3 to 6 p.m. Friday (1-14-22) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday (1-15-22) in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with Rev. Thomas Whitman, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
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