Obituaries
March 17, 2021

Dolores M. Huffman – California, Pa.

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Dolores M. Huffman, 88, of California, Pa., died Tuesday, March 16, 2021. She was born Sunday, June 19, 1932, in East Pike Run Township, the daughter of the late Rudolph and Bregeda Tomazzi Martina. She was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish. In addition to her parents, Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Huffman; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy (Jessie) Martina and Rudy (Mary Louise) Martina; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ray and Mary Huffman, Dale Huffman, Sophie Huffman and Walter Stankovich. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Rudy Huffman of California, Pa.; brother, Amerigo Martina of Perryopolis; brother-in-law, Skip Huffman of California, Pa.; sister-in-law, Donna Huffman of Granville, Pa.; brother-in-law, Ato Huffman; sister-in-law, June Stankovich, both of Mt. Tabor, Pa.; and numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be held in St. Katharine Drexel, Richeyville campus, at 10 a.m. Friday March 19, 2021, with the Rev. Edward L. Yuhas as celebrant. Everyone is asked to meet directly at the church. Facial covering and social distancing are required in the church. Interment will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Coal Center. Please no food or flowers, in lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2835 E. Carson St., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 or St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 126 Church St., Bentleyville, PA 15314. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the MARISCOTTI FUNERAL HOME INC., Anthony N. Mariscotti, Supervisor, 323 Fourth St., California, Pa.

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