Theresa Sophie Vigoda

1921 - 2024

Theresa Sophie (Legutko) Vigoda, 102, of Schoentown, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at her home with her family by her side.

Theresa was born April 18, 1921, in Schoentown, where she lived her entire life. She was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Stella (Otfinowski) Legutko.

Theresa attended St. Stephen Catholic School in Port Carbon. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Cumbola, where she was president of the Holy Rosary Society for 23 years until the church closed in 2008. She was also active in many church activities. She then became a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in New Philadelphia.

Theresa worked in several garment factories as a presser for 14 years. She loved to press clothes and enjoyed the simple things in life.

She dearly loved her family and children and always looked forward to their visits and get-togethers with relatives and friends. Many holidays, birthdays and occasions were celebrated at her home. Theresa went on many vacations with her daughters and family. She was a kind-hearted woman who instilled good values in her children and family.

She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, being preceded in death by her loving husband, Michael, in 1991, with whom she celebrated 45 years of marriage; her parents; and her 10 siblings.

Theresa is survived by five children, Michael Vigoda Jr. and his wife, Charlotte Bubon, Coaldale, Nancy and her husband, Michael Postic, Orwigsburg, Regina and her husband, Scott Brady, Florida, Theresa Marie Vigoda and her husband, Paul Petry, Hamburg, and Bernard Vigoda and his wife, Janine, Port Carbon. She was blessed with seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, 208 Pike St., Port Carbon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 99 Valley St., New Philadelphia, with Monsignor Edward Zemanik officiating. Interment will be held in St. Anthony Cemetery in Port Carbon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Church Memorial Fund, 99 Valley St., New Philadelphia, PA 17959. Please send condolences at www.robertaevansjrfh.com.