Wanda (Irons) Livak
ALLEGANY -Wanda Irons Livak, 86, of 4046 Erie Street, Salamanca, passed away Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2019) peacefully at Absolut Care in Allegany.
Born Sept. 6, 1932 in Rixford, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Irons.
She was a 1950 graduate of Otto Township High School.
On April 27, 1957, in Eldred, Pa., she married Anthony S. Livak, who died Aug. 7, 2000.
Wanda was employed as a secretary at the Bradford (Pa.) Area School District to Superintendent Mr. Floyd C. Fretz. She later worked as a secretary for her brother-in-law at George Gigliotti Builders for over 30 years.
She was a member of Holy Cross Church of Salamanca, and frequently enjoyed her visits to the Seneca Allegany Casino to play One Arm Bandits. She was an avid bowler in the 1960s, winning the Salamanca Women's Seagram Bowling Tournament. She enjoyed watching golf and Buffalo Bills football with her dog Merkey by her side.
Surviving are four sons, Jay (Debbie) Livak of Glenwood, Md., Jeff (Debra) Livak of Boise, Idaho, James Livak of Dewittville and Jon Livak of Spring Hill, Fla.; three grandchildren Brittany Livak, Matthew Livak and Jake Livak; two sisters, Ruth Boyle and Ella "Beth" (Robert) Kaczmarek, both of Duke Center, Pa.; one brother, James (Hootie) Irons of Rixford; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her parents; two sisters, Mary Lou Gigliotti and Isie Iona "Peg" Irons; and six brothers, William Irons, Rex Irons, Gordon Irons, Gilbert Irons, legendary fastpitch and Cattaraugus County Hall of Famer Thomas Irons and Francis Fitzgerald.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday (Feb. 25, 2019) at the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 East Main Street, Bradford, at which point a funeral service will be held with the Rev. Raymond Gramata, Pastor of St. Bernard Church officiating.
Burial will be in Grimes Cemetery in Port Allegany.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com.
Funeral Home
Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
372 East Main St Bradford, PA 16701
(814) 368-6337
Published in The Olean Times Herald from Feb. 20 to Feb. 21, 2019
ALLEGANY -Wanda Irons Livak, 86, of 4046 Erie Street, Salamanca, passed away Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2019) peacefully at Absolut Care in Allegany.
Born Sept. 6, 1932 in Rixford, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Irons.
She was a 1950 graduate of Otto Township High School.
On April 27, 1957, in Eldred, Pa., she married Anthony S. Livak, who died Aug. 7, 2000.
Wanda was employed as a secretary at the Bradford (Pa.) Area School District to Superintendent Mr. Floyd C. Fretz. She later worked as a secretary for her brother-in-law at George Gigliotti Builders for over 30 years.
She was a member of Holy Cross Church of Salamanca, and frequently enjoyed her visits to the Seneca Allegany Casino to play One Arm Bandits. She was an avid bowler in the 1960s, winning the Salamanca Women's Seagram Bowling Tournament. She enjoyed watching golf and Buffalo Bills football with her dog Merkey by her side.
Surviving are four sons, Jay (Debbie) Livak of Glenwood, Md., Jeff (Debra) Livak of Boise, Idaho, James Livak of Dewittville and Jon Livak of Spring Hill, Fla.; three grandchildren Brittany Livak, Matthew Livak and Jake Livak; two sisters, Ruth Boyle and Ella "Beth" (Robert) Kaczmarek, both of Duke Center, Pa.; one brother, James (Hootie) Irons of Rixford; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her parents; two sisters, Mary Lou Gigliotti and Isie Iona "Peg" Irons; and six brothers, William Irons, Rex Irons, Gordon Irons, Gilbert Irons, legendary fastpitch and Cattaraugus County Hall of Famer Thomas Irons and Francis Fitzgerald.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday (Feb. 25, 2019) at the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 East Main Street, Bradford, at which point a funeral service will be held with the Rev. Raymond Gramata, Pastor of St. Bernard Church officiating.
Burial will be in Grimes Cemetery in Port Allegany.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com.
Funeral Home
Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
372 East Main St Bradford, PA 16701
(814) 368-6337
Published in The Olean Times Herald from Feb. 20 to Feb. 21, 2019
Wanda (Irons) Livak
ALLEGANY -Wanda Irons Livak, 86, of 4046 Erie Street, Salamanca, passed away Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2019) peacefully at Absolut Care in Allegany.
Born Sept. 6, 1932 in Rixford, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Irons.
She was a 1950 graduate of Otto Township High School.
On April 27, 1957, in Eldred, Pa., she married Anthony S. Livak, who died Aug. 7, 2000.
Wanda was employed as a secretary at the Bradford (Pa.) Area School District to Superintendent Mr. Floyd C. Fretz. She later worked as a secretary for her brother-in-law at George Gigliotti Builders for over 30 years.
She was a member of Holy Cross Church of Salamanca, and frequently enjoyed her visits to the Seneca Allegany Casino to play One Arm Bandits. She was an avid bowler in the 1960s, winning the Salamanca Women's Seagram Bowling Tournament. She enjoyed watching golf and Buffalo Bills football with her dog Merkey by her side.
Surviving are four sons, Jay (Debbie) Livak of Glenwood, Md., Jeff (Debra) Livak of Boise, Idaho, James Livak of Dewittville and Jon Livak of Spring Hill, Fla.; three grandchildren Brittany Livak, Matthew Livak and Jake Livak; two sisters, Ruth Boyle and Ella "Beth" (Robert) Kaczmarek, both of Duke Center, Pa.; one brother, James (Hootie) Irons of Rixford; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her parents; two sisters, Mary Lou Gigliotti and Isie Iona "Peg" Irons; and six brothers, William Irons, Rex Irons, Gordon Irons, Gilbert Irons, legendary fastpitch and Cattaraugus County Hall of Famer Thomas Irons and Francis Fitzgerald.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday (Feb. 25, 2019) at the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 East Main Street, Bradford, at which point a funeral service will be held with the Rev. Raymond Gramata, Pastor of St. Bernard Church officiating.
Burial will be in Grimes Cemetery in Port Allegany.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com.
Funeral Home
Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
372 East Main St Bradford, PA 16701
(814) 368-6337
Published in The Olean Times Herald from Feb. 20 to Feb. 21, 2019
ALLEGANY -Wanda Irons Livak, 86, of 4046 Erie Street, Salamanca, passed away Tuesday (Feb. 19, 2019) peacefully at Absolut Care in Allegany.
Born Sept. 6, 1932 in Rixford, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Irons.
She was a 1950 graduate of Otto Township High School.
On April 27, 1957, in Eldred, Pa., she married Anthony S. Livak, who died Aug. 7, 2000.
Wanda was employed as a secretary at the Bradford (Pa.) Area School District to Superintendent Mr. Floyd C. Fretz. She later worked as a secretary for her brother-in-law at George Gigliotti Builders for over 30 years.
She was a member of Holy Cross Church of Salamanca, and frequently enjoyed her visits to the Seneca Allegany Casino to play One Arm Bandits. She was an avid bowler in the 1960s, winning the Salamanca Women's Seagram Bowling Tournament. She enjoyed watching golf and Buffalo Bills football with her dog Merkey by her side.
Surviving are four sons, Jay (Debbie) Livak of Glenwood, Md., Jeff (Debra) Livak of Boise, Idaho, James Livak of Dewittville and Jon Livak of Spring Hill, Fla.; three grandchildren Brittany Livak, Matthew Livak and Jake Livak; two sisters, Ruth Boyle and Ella "Beth" (Robert) Kaczmarek, both of Duke Center, Pa.; one brother, James (Hootie) Irons of Rixford; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her parents; two sisters, Mary Lou Gigliotti and Isie Iona "Peg" Irons; and six brothers, William Irons, Rex Irons, Gordon Irons, Gilbert Irons, legendary fastpitch and Cattaraugus County Hall of Famer Thomas Irons and Francis Fitzgerald.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday (Feb. 25, 2019) at the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 East Main Street, Bradford, at which point a funeral service will be held with the Rev. Raymond Gramata, Pastor of St. Bernard Church officiating.
Burial will be in Grimes Cemetery in Port Allegany.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com.
Funeral Home
Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
372 East Main St Bradford, PA 16701
(814) 368-6337
Published in The Olean Times Herald from Feb. 20 to Feb. 21, 2019
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