Dorothy Gaydos Carroll Township
Dorothy Gaydos, 90, of Carroll Township, passed on to the Lord Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at Concordia of Cranberry in Mars, Pa. She was born Jan. 22, 1929, in Meadowlands, Pa., daughter of the late Thomas Kadusky and the late Pearl Maksimoff Kadusky. She was a devoted lifelong member of the St. Michael Byzantine Rite Catholic Church in Donora and its CANA Sodality. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Gaydos on July 24, 1992; and her brother, Thomas Kadusky. Surviving to cherish her memory are her two sons, John Gaydos and his wife Renee of Cranberry Township, and Ron Gaydos and his wife Carolyn of Hanover, Pa.; three grandchildren, Matthew Gaydos of Elizabeth Township, Erin (Robert) Makowski of Zelienople, Pa., and Eric (Jenna) Gaydos of Chicago; and four great-grandchildren, Makenna, Emma, Livia and John. Dorothy was also a dedicated voter poll worker with her best friend, Phyllis Ackerman and a volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul Society, as well as past Treasurer of the Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary. Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second St. Ext., Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m. in St. Michael Byzantine Rite Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Stephen Wahal officiating. Interment will be at St. Michael Cemetery, Donora. To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Monessen.
