Mary J. Tasker

Mary J. Tasker, 94, of Franklin passed away peacefully on Dec. 13, 2020, at her daughter’s home.

Mary was born March 11, 1926, in Pittsburgh, and was the daughter of the late Anthony Gorzoch and Mary Mahagewski Gorzoch.

Mary graduated from Langley High School in Sheridan. She was married to the late Albert “Joe” Tasker; together the couple had 12 children.

Mary worked at Polk Center as a resident service aide and retired in 1988. She continued to work throughout the area, cleaning homes and businesses. She kept the Clintonville Methodist Church clean and ready for Sunday services. She and her family also maintained the Clintonville Methodist Cemetery for many years.

Mary was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates fan: No one was safe if her team was losing. She watched all the games with great enthusiasm.

Her family was what brought her the most joy. She cherished the time when all of her family was together. She was a great bowler, having bowled into the 200s in most games. She wouldn’t pass up a card game or a good puzzle to do, and looked forward to doing a few scratch-off lottery tickets from time to time.

Loved ones left to cherish her memory are her children, Virginia “Ginny” Kirschner and her husband, Ken, of Allison Park; Marylou Wade and her husband, Jake, of Cheswick; Andy Tasker and his wife, C.M., of Coraopolis; Beverly Campbell and her husband, Mark, of Emlenton; Nancy Lipko and her husband, Mark, of Lititz; Mike Tasker of West Virginia; Ray Tasker and his wife, Rose, of Harrisville; John Tasker and his wife, Tammy, of Clintonville; Paul Tasker of Dryden, Mich.; Connie Burkhardt and her husband, Tom, of Polk; and Kenny Tasker and his wife, Carol, of Polk.

Mary also has 26 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and one on the way.

Mary was welcomed into heaven by her parents; her husband; a son, Frances Tasker; a grandson, Brian; and her brothers and sisters, Helen Porter, Eleanore Lewis, Regina Otey, Alberta Tiley, Teresa Gorzoch, and George, Anthony, Edward and Thomas Gorzoch.

TASKER — Funeral services will be private for Mary J. Tasker, who died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.

The Larry E. McKinley Funeral Home in Clintonville is assisting the family.

Friends may email condolences by visiting www.mckinleyfuneralhome.net.