Mary Valigora Novak
Mary Valigora Novak, 95, formerly of Alicia, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2006, in the Mount Macrina Manor, where she had been a well-loved resident since October 10, 1996, She was born on November 30, 1910, in Brier Hill, Pa., the daughter of the late John and Helen Hritz Valigora.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John Novak.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Mary Ellen (Mitzie) Solberg and husband, Donald of Rockville, Maryland; her son, John and wife, Rhoda of Los Angeles; her grandchildren: Erika Gilmartin and her husband, Bill, Brian Solberg and his wife, Pamela and Jennifer Novak Burke and husband, Peter; her great-grandchildren: Matthew and Sarah Burke; devoted neighbors Sarah and Tom Friend and many nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park Street, Brownsville, Pa., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m., where a funeral service will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Father Jerome Botsko officiating.
Interment will be held at LaFayette Memorial Park.