Capt. Evelyn Girard Mahoney
Capt. Evelyn Girard
Mahoney, WMSC, 93,Connells-ville, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.
She… Capt. Evelyn Girard
Mahoney, WMSC, 93,Connells-ville, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.
She was born August 17, 1914, in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., a daughter of the late Orlando and Tina Marucchi Girard.
Evelyn was a graduate of the former Masontown High School with the class of 1932. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree and her Master’s Degree from Penn State University and was a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association. She was also a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority.
Evelyn was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in World War II as a Dietician with the Women’s Medical Specialty Corp.
She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Country Club and had been a long time member of the Hospital Club of Connellsville.
Evelyn was a member of the Connellsville United Presbyterian Church.
Evelyn will be sadly missed but fondly remembered by her loving children: Paul V. Mahoney, Jr. of Connellsville and Mary Mitchell and husband, Daniel, of Connellsville; her grandson, Jonathan J. Brander; and her brother, Mario Girard and wife, Clara, of Masontown.
In addition to her parents, Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Attorney Paul V. Mahoney, Sr., in 1984, a brother, Odward Girard and a sister, Anita Andrews.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green Street, Connellsville, Pa., where a funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m., with Reverend H. David McElroy officiating.
A Committal Service and Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville.
Military Rites will be conducted at the cemetery by the Connellsville Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Trotter American Legion Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Carnegie Free Library, 299 S. Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, PA 15425, in memory of Capt. Evelyn Girard Mahoney.
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