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1955
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2019
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Christy McGowan Obituary
Born in Pottsville, Nov. 15, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Carmen and Tony Deramo and the late Charles Briest.
Christy was a graduate of Pottsville Area High School, Class of 1973, and then went on to graduate from the Ford Business School in Pottsville. She worked at the Miners National Bank and the M&T Bank in Pottsville.
Christy was a former member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Port Carbon, and enjoyed going yard saling and spending time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Chad Briest.
Christy is survived by a son, Billy McGowan and his wife, Ann, Port Carbon; a daughter, Marcy Kleckner, Orwigsburg; four grandchildren, Billy, Brenna, Vernon and Kallie; three sisters, Sue Bennett and her longtime companion, Don McGovern, Pottsville, Jane Wolfe and her husband, Mike, Palo Alto, and Angie Briest, Williamsport; nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, 208 Pike St., Port Carbon, with Pastor Chris Rotharpt officiating. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family from 5 until 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be held in private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hillside SPCA, P.O. Box 233, Pottsville, PA 17901. Please send condolences to www.robertaevansjrfh.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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Debbie Sheehan and Sweetie Pie
May 26, 2019
Heaven has gained an amazing angel! I'm so blessed to have known and loved her most of my life. Always in our hearts....
Kathi Chekan
May 26, 2019
I am so sorry for your loss. My memories of Christy go back to Port Carbon playground.She was so quick with her wit and funny for sure. I remember her working at Pennsylvania Bank with Karen and then seeing her at yard sales. Such a special lady gone too soon.
Nancy Brown
May 26, 2019
I remember at around 9 years of age, we were secret detectives, with secret notebooks, a tin star made of aluminum foil, and wore black long sleeve T-shirts like the TV show, It Takes a Thief. We climbed up Monument Hill on the Connors Bar side. We had hand signals in fifth grade so we could talk at our desks. We ventured out into the hills by our houses for hours at a time all by ourselves, climbing trees and exploring. We caught crayfish and tadpoles in the swamp across the street. We swung on the big rope behind her house. And a hundred more things. I love you, Chris, and will miss you so much.
Robert viars
May 26, 2019
Christy , was a very lovely lady ,always smiling ,she will missed very much , god has ,just received a very special angel in heaven
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