1920
Emily
2009
Emily Sharkey
January 24, 1920 — July 17, 2009
YOUNGSTOWN - Prayers will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Higgins-Reardon Funeral, Poland Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at noon at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, for Emily Sharkey, who died peacefully at Trumbull Memorial Hospital July 17, 2009, surrounded by her family.
Emily was born in Youngstown Jan. 24, 1920, daughter of Helen and John Lonczkowski, and was a lifelong resident of Youngstown.
A 1938 graduate of The Rayen School, she was employed over the years in the credit department of he Strouss-Hershberg Department Store, the H.J. Heinz Co. and 12 years in the Admissions Office of Youngstown State University, retiring in 1985. She was a member of St. Nicholas Church in Struthers. Emily was a member of the Gold Torch Chapter of ABWA, Women¹s Retiree Group of YSU, Public Employee Mahoning Chapter, and the YSURA State Chapter. She was honored by the Gold Torch Chapter of ABWA as ³Woman of the Year² in 1987.
Her husband, Mathew, whom she married in 1951, passed away in November 1964.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Regina Hetman, Helen Duda, Louise Slepski and Theresa Beckley, and brothers Zigusmund Kajawski and Henry Lentz.
She is survived by Sally Joseph Levine of Solon, Thomas Sharon Sharkey of Austintown and Carole Robert Manley of Roswell, Ga. There are four grandchildren, Kristen and Kayla Sharkey, Kate Manley and Nicholas Levine.
Emily also leaves many nieces and nephews and dear lifelong friends.
Emily loved to spend quality time with her grandchildren and family.
She will be sadly missed by many.
The family will be receiving friends Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Emily was born in Youngstown Jan. 24, 1920, daughter of Helen and John Lonczkowski, and was a lifelong resident of Youngstown.
A 1938 graduate of The Rayen School, she was employed over the years in the credit department of he Strouss-Hershberg Department Store, the H.J. Heinz Co. and 12 years in the Admissions Office of Youngstown State University, retiring in 1985. She was a member of St. Nicholas Church in Struthers. Emily was a member of the Gold Torch Chapter of ABWA, Women¹s Retiree Group of YSU, Public Employee Mahoning Chapter, and the YSURA State Chapter. She was honored by the Gold Torch Chapter of ABWA as ³Woman of the Year² in 1987.
Her husband, Mathew, whom she married in 1951, passed away in November 1964.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Regina Hetman, Helen Duda, Louise Slepski and Theresa Beckley, and brothers Zigusmund Kajawski and Henry Lentz.
She is survived by Sally Joseph Levine of Solon, Thomas Sharon Sharkey of Austintown and Carole Robert Manley of Roswell, Ga. There are four grandchildren, Kristen and Kayla Sharkey, Kate Manley and Nicholas Levine.
Emily also leaves many nieces and nephews and dear lifelong friends.
Emily loved to spend quality time with her grandchildren and family.
She will be sadly missed by many.
The family will be receiving friends Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
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