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Sophia Schuresko Obituary
Sophia Eva Schuresko, 107, of Pipestem formerly of Monessen, PA passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023 at her home following a short illness.
Born April 12, 1916 in Monessen, PA she was a daughter of the late Charles Vasily Punzell and Eva Hrebin Punzell Sobran.
Sophia was a member of St. John the Divine Orthodox Church in Monessen, PA. She was a homemaker and an airplane factory worker during WWII. Sophia enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Alexander Schuresko; two brothers, Charles Punzell and John Sobran and two sisters, Mary Costine and Anna Punzell.
Those left to cherish her memory include one daughter, Mary Jane Neely and husband Robert L. of Pipestem; one son, Daniel David Schuresko and wife Janet of Wisconsin; three grandchildren, Michael Schuresko of California, Stephen Schuresko of Maryland and Christine (Sylvie) Schuresko of Wisconsin and five great grandchildren.
Graveside service and burial will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 9, 2023 at the Levi Allen Neely Cemetery on Rocky Mt. Road in Pipestem with Fr. Michael Foster of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Bluefield, WV officiating. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery from 1:30 P.M. until time of services on Thursday at the cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to extend thanks Hospice of Southern West Virginia for the wonderful care they provided.
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