Mary Ann Wansolich Towchik
Mary Ann Wansolich Towchik, 96, of Canonsburg, passed away peacefully Monday, September 10, 2018, in her home, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born September 9, 1922, in Horning, a daughter of Stanley and Mary Supeinka Wansolich.
She was a 1940 graduate of Brentwood High School. She worked at Mercy Hospital during World War II and retired from Mayview State Hospital.
The youngest of eight, she was also the last member of her generation in both the Wansolich and Towchik families.
Mary was a strong woman with an incredible work ethic. Long-retired from the state of Pennsylvania, she was an avid bingo player and puzzle solver, memorable baker and cook and dedicated Pittsburgh Pirates fan. She was a spiritually devoted mother who successfully passed her stoic strength to her children. Another member of the greatest generation is lost to all.
Surviving are her four children, Anthony (Carmen) Towchik of Canonsburg, Thomas Towchik of Virginia Beach, Va., Joanne (Frank) Mazzotta of Canonsburg and Louis (Beth Dubyak) Towchik of Pittsburgh; 11 grandchildren, Anthony Wayne, Melissa, Michael, Shawn, Sharon, Mary Margaret, Kristin, Jacquelyn, Rosemary, Nathalie and Joscelyn; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to her parents, are her brothers, Joseph and Anthony Wansolich, and her sisters, Josephine Cecotti, Stella Borsa, Jennie Fassio, Sophie Weaver and Julia Gianni.
Friends will be received from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Sollon Funeral and Cremation Services Ltd., 30 East College Street, Canonsburg, Phillip L. Sollon, supervisor, J. David Sollon, director, 724-746-1000, where departing prayer services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 13. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Canonsburg. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly suggests memorial contributions be made in Mary Ann Towchik’s name to a charity that is meaningful to the donor.
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