Mary "Mamie" Burns, 86, of Ashland, passed away Thursday at her home.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Gucwa Pytko.
She was a retired garment worker, having worked in the local garment industry.
She attended St. Patrick's grade school and was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Ashland.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Burns; two sisters, Lillian Reiff and Sophie Kauffman; four brothers, Stanley, who was killed in World War II, and George, Anthony and Bernard Pytko.
Mary is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Pillus, New Philadelphia; a brother, John Pytko, Gilberton; three sisters, Helen Carr, Dolores Leister and Rosalie Gelches, all of Buck Run; nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Stanislaus No. 2 Cemetery, Minersville. The Rev. Leo J. Maletz will officiate. Arrangements are by Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Mary's memory, visit www.donaldjbutlerfh.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Nov. 26, 2017
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Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Gucwa Pytko.
She was a retired garment worker, having worked in the local garment industry.
She attended St. Patrick's grade school and was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Ashland.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Burns; two sisters, Lillian Reiff and Sophie Kauffman; four brothers, Stanley, who was killed in World War II, and George, Anthony and Bernard Pytko.
Mary is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Pillus, New Philadelphia; a brother, John Pytko, Gilberton; three sisters, Helen Carr, Dolores Leister and Rosalie Gelches, all of Buck Run; nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Stanislaus No. 2 Cemetery, Minersville. The Rev. Leo J. Maletz will officiate. Arrangements are by Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Mary's memory, visit www.donaldjbutlerfh.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Nov. 26, 2017
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Mary "Mamie" Burns, 86, of Ashland, passed away Thursday at her home.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Gucwa Pytko.
She was a retired garment worker, having worked in the local garment industry.
She attended St. Patrick's grade school and was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Ashland.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Burns; two sisters, Lillian Reiff and Sophie Kauffman; four brothers, Stanley, who was killed in World War II, and George, Anthony and Bernard Pytko.
Mary is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Pillus, New Philadelphia; a brother, John Pytko, Gilberton; three sisters, Helen Carr, Dolores Leister and Rosalie Gelches, all of Buck Run; nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Stanislaus No. 2 Cemetery, Minersville. The Rev. Leo J. Maletz will officiate. Arrangements are by Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Mary's memory, visit www.donaldjbutlerfh.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Nov. 26, 2017
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Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Gucwa Pytko.
She was a retired garment worker, having worked in the local garment industry.
She attended St. Patrick's grade school and was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Ashland.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Burns; two sisters, Lillian Reiff and Sophie Kauffman; four brothers, Stanley, who was killed in World War II, and George, Anthony and Bernard Pytko.
Mary is survived by a daughter, Mary Lou Pillus, New Philadelphia; a brother, John Pytko, Gilberton; three sisters, Helen Carr, Dolores Leister and Rosalie Gelches, all of Buck Run; nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Stanislaus No. 2 Cemetery, Minersville. The Rev. Leo J. Maletz will officiate. Arrangements are by Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Mary's memory, visit www.donaldjbutlerfh.com.
Published in Republican & Herald on Nov. 26, 2017
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