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Obituary for Miriam "Alice" C. Uhriniak (Chase)

Miriam "Alice" C.  Uhriniak (Chase)
Miriam Alice Uhriniak, age 89 , of Donora, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at her home.

She was born January 12, 1927 in Donora, the daughter of the late Robert Wilson and Miriam Alice (Roberts) Chase Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Nicholas Uhriniak Jr., on September 20, 2012, and a brother, Robert Wilson Chase Jr.

She was a 1945 graduate of Donora High School. A homemaker, Miriam had worked as a telephone operator after high school. She was on duty during the smog inversion in 1948. Later in life, she described her experiences in several documentaries that were made about the event.

Miriam was a member of several bridge clubs and enjoyed going to see Broadway shows and movies. Family and friends knew better than to call her when “Jeopardy” was on.

Since the closing of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Donora, she has been a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monessen.

She is survived by her son, Robert A. (Trudy) Uhriniak of Hopewell Township; two daughters, Nancy (R. Brian) Charlton of Donora and Mary Jane (David) Sasko of Donora; four grandchildren, Julie (James) Bissell of New Smyrna Beach, FL, Gina (Owen) Jones of Carroll Township, Jennifer (Brandon McAuliffe) Sasko of Perryopolis and Kathryn (Nicholas) Krobot of Pittsburgh; and five great-grandchildren, Chase and Gabrielle Bissell, McKenna and Maura Jones and Nora Krobot. Miriam was looking forward to the birth of two additional great-grandchildren in the coming months..

She loved -- and was beloved by -- her children who knew her as Mom; her grandchildren who called her Gram; and her great-grandchildren to whom she was GG.

Arrangements are being handled by Anthony L. Massafra Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Inc., 40 Second Street Extension, Donora, PA 15033 (724) 379-6900 where the family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, June 24, 2016. Funeral service will be at the Anthony L. Massafra Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Inc., Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 11:00 AM with Pastor matthew Stabe officiating.

Interment will follow at Monongahela Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or Donora Public Library.

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