Obituary for Laura J. Niziolek (Szymczyk)
Laura J. Niziolek, 98, of Donora, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela.
She was born in Donora on August 21, 1921, a daughter of the late George and Josephine Kawa Szymczyk.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Niziolek, her son, Edward A. Niziolek, a granddaughter, Renee Brown, and four siblings, Jessie Vargo, Stella Wawrzynski, Edward Szymczyk, and Frank Simchak.
A lifelong resident of Donora, Laura was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Church and the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.
Laura worked for the Diocese of Pittsburgh as a bookkeeper. She loved to sew and bake. Her speciality was chocolate chip cookies and lemon squares.
Laura was very family oriented and was a loving mother, grandmother and aunt.
She is survived by two daughters, Kathleen Kantor of Texas and Gerri Niziolek of Donora; two grandchildren, Marie Niziolek and Matthew Kantor; a brother, John Szymczyk; a special niece, Mary Anne Bandalo of Donora; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second Street Extension, Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, (724) 379-6900, where family and friends will be received from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Prayers will be recited in the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Valley Church in Donora.
Interment will follow in St. Dominic Cemetery, Donora, PA.
To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com
She was born in Donora on August 21, 1921, a daughter of the late George and Josephine Kawa Szymczyk.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Niziolek, her son, Edward A. Niziolek, a granddaughter, Renee Brown, and four siblings, Jessie Vargo, Stella Wawrzynski, Edward Szymczyk, and Frank Simchak.
A lifelong resident of Donora, Laura was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Church and the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.
Laura worked for the Diocese of Pittsburgh as a bookkeeper. She loved to sew and bake. Her speciality was chocolate chip cookies and lemon squares.
Laura was very family oriented and was a loving mother, grandmother and aunt.
She is survived by two daughters, Kathleen Kantor of Texas and Gerri Niziolek of Donora; two grandchildren, Marie Niziolek and Matthew Kantor; a brother, John Szymczyk; a special niece, Mary Anne Bandalo of Donora; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second Street Extension, Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, (724) 379-6900, where family and friends will be received from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Prayers will be recited in the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Valley Church in Donora.
Interment will follow in St. Dominic Cemetery, Donora, PA.
To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com