Estella Elizabeth Shosky – Belle Vernon
Estella Elizabeth Shosky, 98, of Belle Vernon, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, and has gone to be with the Lord. Born in Star Junction on Dec. 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Sophia V. Williams Morris. A homemaker, Stella was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church and was a former member of First Baptist Church in Belle Vernon, where she was a Sunday school teacher for 54 years. Stella enjoyed working in many church activities, was an avid reader and was a member of the Powder Puffs Bowling League. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy (Thomas) DeSocio of Ridgefield Park, N.J., Judy (Bill) Marshall of Belle Vernon and Marsha (Bob) Ferrara of Rostraver Township; grandchildren, Kristen Olivieri, Leah Toutounjian, Thomas DeSocio, Carrie Nagy, Michael Marshall and Emily Dunn; 14 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Midge Patterson of Rostraver and Carol Sethman of Tennessee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Shosky and seven siblings. Friends will be received from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Olive Branch Baptist Church, 296 PA-981, Rostraver Township, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Ken Sommerfeldt officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com.
