Maryann Richnavsky Marcinko, age 74, of Uniontown, Pa., passed away peacefully Thursday morning, January 13, 2005, in the Uniontown Hospital. She was born March 11, 1930, in Uniontown, Pa., the daughter of John Stephen Richnavsky and Susan Palla Richnavsky. Maryann was a member of Saint Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church, Saint Mary Rosary Altar Society, The Confraternity of Christian Mothers, Saint Mary's Golden Club, Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court No. 505, Southwestern Pennsylvania Slovak Association, Greater Fayette County Pro-Life Committee, Uniontown Area Conference Saint Vincent DePaul Society and Saint Mary's Ladies of Charity. She was also an avid collector of angel memorabilia and was a long-time member of Angels of the World. Maryann graduated in the Class of 1947 from the former Georges Township High School in Fairchance, Pa. She was a Day Manager and Board Member of Saint Vincent DePaul Society. Maryann was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles Raymond Marcinko on October 18, 1984, and her parents. She is survived by her loving children: Linda Mackey and her husband, William, of Penn Hills, Pa., Kathleen Pastories and her husband, Larry, of Scenery Hill, Pa., Charles R. Marcinko Jr. and his wife, Paulette, of Uniontown, Pa., and Pamela Johnston and her husband, James, of Upper Middletown, Pa.; grandchildren: Melissa Mackey, Maria DeLima, Lisa Demeter, Kristina Cooper, Charles Marcinko, Christopher Marcinko, Miranda Johnston and Arianna Johnston; great-grandchild, Skyla Demeter; and her sister, Helen Mandock of Zelienople, Pa. Friends will be received in the STEPHEN E. KEZMARSKY III FUNERAL HOME AT 71 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Uniontown, Pa., today (Saturday, January 15) until 9:45 a.m. when Prayers of Transfer will be said. A Mass of Christian Burial follows at 10:30 a.m. in Saint Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church, North Mount Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, with the Rev. Father Micah Kozoil as Celebrant. Interment follows in Saint Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Uniontown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saint Vincent DePaul Society. Visitation was also held Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saint Mary's Christian Mothers, the Rosary Altar Society, Catholic Daughters Court No. 505 of Uniontown and Saint Vincent DePaul Society joined together to recite the Rosary in Maryann's honor in the Funeral Home on Friday at 3 p.m.
Courtesy of Herald-Standard, Uniontown, PA January 15, 2005