Veronica Saniga Watkins

Veronica Saniga Watkins, 102, of Ellsworth, passed away Monday morning, May 8, 2023, in the Greenery Center, Canonsburg.
She was born May 10, 1920, in Ellsworth, a daughter of John and Sophia Saniga.
She was a 1938 graduate of Bentleyville High School.
Mrs. Watkins had worked at Caldwell’s Drug Store in Bentleyville and the Bentleyville Telephone Company.
She was a member of Saint Katharine Drexel Parish.
Her husband, Henry “Ted” Watkins, whom she married in 1954 in St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Bentleyville, died October 28, 1989.
Surviving are her sons, Ted Watkins (Cathy) of Bentleyville and John Watkins (wife Mary, deceased 2008); grandchildren, Zack, Amanda, Allie, Carmina and John; and great-grandchildren, Caleb, Kenny, Jane and Danny; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Watkins was the last of her immediate family.
Deceased are her siblings, Cyril, Methodius and Eugene Saniga, Mary Cook, Clara Saniga and Dolly Kooser.
Friends are welcome from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the time of a prayer service, Thursday, May 11, in the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, followed at 11 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial in Saint Katharine Drexel, 126 Church Street, Bentleyville, with the Reverend Edward L. Yuhas as celebrant.
A procession will follow to Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela for the Rite of Committal service.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests your consideration of memorials to Saint Katharine Drexel Parish.
To leave a condolence message and order flowers, visit www.thompson-marodi.com.