Veronica Trach

You were such a devout Catholic and could have been a nun! God put you where He could use you to the fullest!

MEMORY ETERNAL from your Orthodox friends in Rillton!!!

Thanks for your many prayers and words of wisdom! Because of you I started connecting with former Rilltonians and we're comparing memories of the good old days that we'll never get back. Rillton was so unique and yet the norm of years gone by. We had numerous immigrants and different languages and religions. Our town was a coal mining town which was normal for that time period. Rillton was so unique to me because of the 2 celebrations of Christmas and Easter & New Year's Day. No matter if we...

You did everything that you could to help support the family. You even sold wigs when they were in fashion during the late sixties and early seventies. You belonged to a Dorcas society which helped to give clothing to the needy! Your body & mind were never still! I'm sure that you're still in motion helping to serve God!!!

You encouraged us to journal our Rillton history while it was fresh in our memory. I'm so grateful that I & others started doing this! You even encouraged me to contact people who I hadn't seen in years. That was a wise move because some of the people whom I contacted passed away soon after. What a wise soul you were!

You were an extremely intelligent person and still spoke thoroughly the native tongue of your ancestors! You really took your ancestry seriously!

You enjoyed Christmas so much and really appreciated the yearly firemen selling live trees. As you said there's nothing like the smell of pine for the true Christmas spirit! Our firemen worked so hard selling trees and having the yearly carnival and you ladies helped with the ladies auxiliary. The firemen sold tickets to raise money and always had the fund drive every year. We remember taking pop bottles back to get the refund and then getting ice cream from the ice cream truck that would...

You would visit St Stephen's Church in North Huntingdon from time to time because it reminded you of the Byzantine churches that you visited growing up. You also liked visiting St Mary's in Herminie! You admired the beautiful icons and the singing of the cantors. You were so spiritual! You were a real angel!