Edith Lavena (Franks) Hoyack
Edith Lavena Franks Hoyack, age 92, formerly of Glade Mill, Pa., passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013 in Houston, Texas.
She was born July 6, 1921 in Flatwoods, Pa., the daughter of Paul and Ethel Franks.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Hoyack; brother, Martin; sister, Esther; and a brother who was an infant.
She is survived by three daughters; Lavena Linhart and husband Marshall, Houston,Texas Roberta Balzano and husband Paul, Nokomis, Florida, Carolyn Karanza of Houston, Texas; nine grandchildren; Deborah Pifer and husband Joe; Ronald Carnevale and wife Cathy, Kim Wallace and her husband Jeff, Terri Carnevale, Sharon Barnett and her husband Kevin, Robert Linhart and his wife Stephanie, Robin Goin and husband Jason, Brian Linhart and his wife Andrea, Dawn Mouton and her husband James; 18 great grand children; two great great grandchildren; one sister Shirley Peccon of Uniontown, Pa.; brother, Willis Franks, Pittsburgh, Pa.; many nieces, nephews and extended family.
Friends will be received in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 305 Rear Independence Street, Perryopolis, Pa., today 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 14, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service. The Rev. Carole Bergman will officiate.
Interment will follow in Bowman-Flatwoods Cemetery, Vanderbilt, Pa
The family requests that contributions be made to Bakerstown United Methodist Church 5760 William Flynn Highway, Gibsonia, PA 15044, Terrace United Methodist Church, 203 Wirt Road, Hilshire Village, TX 77055 or the American Cancer Society