Susan Takach Stimak – Donora

Susan Takach Stimak, of Donora, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 2, 2022. Born in Donora, on Oct. 14, 1924, she was 97 years old and a member of St. Michael Byzantine Rite Catholic Church. Susan was a 1944 graduate of Donora High School and soon after joined the war effort working at U.S. Steel’s Donora mill open hearth as a hydraulic engineer and then working at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She advanced her education and graduated from Franklin School of Nursing as an R.P.N. in 1947. Susan married May 22, 1948, became a homemaker and after her children were grown restarted her career as a private duty R.P.N. For many years her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren continued to gather for Saturday dinners at her and her husband Michael’s home, where she proudly displayed photos of her family and her impressive giraffe collection. Surviving are her children, Sandra (Herb) Adrian of West Virginia, Michael (Donna) Stimak of Idaho, Sharon Buttermore of North Carolina, and Alan Stimak and Bruce Stimak, both of Rostraver Township; grandchildren, Michelle and Michael Stimak, Robert Lee and Mallory Poklemba, Luke and Chad Stimak and Joshua Gardner Stimak; great-grandchildren, Mason, Rowan, Jaylon and Jonah; sisters-in-law, Florence Stimak and Margie Dallas; and many nieces and nephews, including special nieces, Diane Kovalik, Eileen Griffin and Joan Brouzakis. Susan was preceded in death by her loving husband, Michael; her parents, Andrew and Suzi Klema Takach; a sister, Ann Sabol; brothers, John and Thomas; granddaughter, Christine Susan Adrian; and son-in-law, Robert Buttermore. Arrangements have been entrusted to 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 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in the funeral home with the Rev. Father Stephen Wahal officiating. Interment will follow in St. Michael Cemetery, Donora. To be socially responsible during this time of the increase in COVID-19 cases due to the new variants, we will continue to require guests to obey social distancing guidelines and personal protection guidelines which include masks within the funeral home. Thank you. To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com.