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Betty Yakimovich RIP October 17, 2008

YAKIMOVICH, Elizabeth M., d. 2008


Posted: 19 Oct 2008 11:16PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: YAKIMOVICH, JOHN, RYAN, JOHNS
From Pottsville PA Republican, Oct. 19, 2008

October 17, 2008
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Yakimovich, formerly of North Fourth Street, Frackville, passed away Friday night at the Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg.
Born in Mahanoy City, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Ryan John. She had been employed as the office manager at the former Frackville Shops until her retirement.
Betty was a devoted member of her beloved St. Ann Catholic Church, Frackville, where she attended daily Mass until her illness. She was a 1937 graduate of the former Mahanoy City High School. She had coached girls' softball for several years. An avid bowler, Betty belonged to several area bowling leagues, where she won numerous trophies.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J., in 1992; three brothers, Edward, Henry and Charles; a sister, Mary Marie John.
Surviving are a brother, Francis "Frank" Johns, Corinth, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in St. Ann Church, Frackville, with the Rev. Edward Essig, pastor, as the celebrant.
Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Englewood, Frackville.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. until time of service

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