Mary Louise Braden
Mary Louise Braden, 80, of Carmichaels, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, in Rolling Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Waynesburg.
She was born December 31, 1932, in Carmichaels, a daughter of the late Robert Franklin Sr. and Caroline Elizabeth Swenson Johnston.
Mrs. Braden was a 1950 graduate of Cumberland Township High School and lived in the Carmichaels area most of her life. She was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and attended the Senior Center, both in Carmichaels. Mrs. Braden enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting and embroidery work. She especially cherished her grandchildren.
Surviving are a son, Robert David Kreinbrook of Lehighton; two daughters, Mary Jo Holda Journic and husband Michael of Carmichaels and Carol Ann Holda Fawver and husband Timothy of Minerva, Ohio; two grandchildren, Malcolm Journic and wife Sabrina and Gabrielle Fawver; two great-grandchildren, Maddison and Asher Journic; a brother, William Johnston of Biloxi, Miss.; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Johnston of Asheville, N.C.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are her husbands, Joseph Holda and Harold Kenneth “Slug” Braden, and a brother, Robert Franklin Johnston Jr.
Arrangements are private and are under the direction of Yoskovich Funeral Home, 724-966-5500, Martin J. Yoskovich, funeral director, 300 South Vine Street (Route 88), Carmichaels. For additional information and to sign the guest book, please visit www.YoskovichFH.com.