Obituaries
May 19, 2019

JoAnn Lois Micenko – Monongahela

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JoAnn Lois Micenko, 73, of Monongahela, died Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born June 8, 1945, in New Eagle, the daughter of the late Michael and Dorothy Mae Kiefer Micenko.​ JoAnn was a graduate of Monongahela High School with the Class of 1963. She was employed for the past 38 years at SKC Inc. in Eighty Four. She enjoyed working in her yard with her flowers, loved to walk and do aerobic exercises.​ She is survived by her brother, Ronald Micenko of Monongahela; two sisters, Michaelette Malena and husband Albert of Monongahela and Betty Lynn Martin and husband Gary of Finleyville; along with several nieces and nephews.​ Services will be private. FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC. is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com​.

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