Mary Catherine Yamnitsky

Mary Catherine Yamnitsky died Monday morning at the age of 87.

Born May 15, 1930, Mary was the eldest of 10 children and a daughter of William and Mary (Monroe) Smith.

Mary was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.

Mary married Steven J. Yamnitsky II, Aug. 22, 1953, and they were happily together for 54 years until his passing Aug. 6, 2007.

Mary was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving as a corporal WAC during the Korean War. She received an honorable discharge in September 1953.

She loved to cook, crochet, read, play with her children and grandchildren, and was an accomplished singer with an angelic voice.

She always had time for family and friends and never spoke a negative word toward anyone. She was a devoted wife and mother and will be greatly missed by all that knew her.

Mary is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Kerry of South Carolina; a son, Steven Yamnitsky III, and his wife, LeAnn, of Saxonburg; a daughter, Peggy Shue, and her husband, John, of Florida; three grandchildren, Dayne Kerr of South Carolina, Steve Yamnitsky IV and his wife, Dawn, of Saxonburg, and Marlee (Yamnitsky) Smith and her husband, Jared, of Chicora; her five great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Amelia, and Steven Conner Yamnitsky, and Kenlee and Cole Smith; her four brothers, William, Jack, Donald and Thomas Smith; and two sisters, Agnes Widenhofer and Rose McCall.

She was preceded in death by a brother, James Smith; and two sisters, Trudy Moore and Helen Carter.

YAMNITSKY — Friends of Mary Catherine Yamnitsky who died Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A blessing service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday from the funeral home. The Rev. Harry Bielewicz will officiate.Entombment will follow at Butler County Memorial Park.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.