Pauline June Spesak Elliott – Ocean City, Md., formerly of Monongahela
Obituaries
May 9, 2025

Pauline June Spesak Elliott – Ocean City, Md., formerly of Monongahela

Pauline June Spesak Elliott, 92, of Ocean City, Md., formerly of Monongahela, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Country Care Manor, Fayette City. Born June 20, 1933, in Monongahela, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Irene Miller Spesak. June graduated from Monongahela High School in 1950 and enjoyed doing upholstery work around the area to help support her growing family. June loved the ocean and in the mid-1980s moved to Ocean City, eventually owning two souvenir shops on the ...

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