Obituaries
September 24, 2021

Sondra L. Kruczek – Fallowfield Township

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Sondra L. Kruczek, 83, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Sept. 22, 2021. Born on July 13, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Henry Rodgers and Madeline Rodgers Encapera. She was a member of the Centerville Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and was a 1956 graduate of Charleroi High School. Sondra is survived by her husband, Joseph P. Kruczek; daughter, Tracey (Robert) Stout of Nashville; grandchildren, Ryan (Julie) Stout and Lyndsey (Andy) Prince; great-grandchildren, Beckett and Holden Stout; and sisters, Claudia (Adam) Herilla Pordash of Charleroi and Linda (Wayne) Campagni of Las Vegas. Interment in Monongahela Cemetery was private and under the direction of CARL J. SPALLINO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION, Charleroi, Joseph A. Lopez, funeral director. Online condolences may be sent to www.spallinofuneralhome.com.

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