Mary Rachel Manjoine

Mary Rachel Manjoine BEAVER FALLS, Pennsylvania--Mary Rachel Manjoine, 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2013, at St. Mathias Church. The Reverend Jason Crossen will officiate. Burial will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery. A time of food and fellowship will follow at the Parish Hall at St. Mathias Church. Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at St. John Fisher Church, 33 Lewin Lane, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235. The family requests contributions be made to Mary's favorite charity FOCUS ON RENEWAL, 701 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. The Noll Funeral Home, Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver, Pennsylvania, is in charge of the arrangements. The family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers who provided such loving care to Mary and Mike especially Jan Spisak, Maxine Wilson, Glenn Hudak, and Beverly Harcum. Mary was born on February 2, 1915, in Dodgeville, Iowa. Mary was involved in numerous activities in the church, especially religious education. She enjoyed working with the soil and always had a large garden as well as a grape arbor...[more]

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Cooking, especially baking, was a special passion. The annual flaming plum pudding and cookies were a treat every Christmas. Her house, always meticulously cared for, achieved a special radiance during the Christmas season, by far her most favorite time of year. She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Michael J. Manjoine; two daughters, Antoinette Cozza and Margaret Marlett; four grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; her sister, Bea Griffith; and her brother, Steve Vorwerk.