Patricia Ann Juhasz, 66
Nov. 14, 1945 — Dec. 16, 2011
Niles Daily Star, Published online 5:53pm Sunday, December 18, 2011
Patricia Ann Juhasz, 66, of South 16th Street in Niles, died at 11:58 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness.
- Patricia Ann Juhasz
She was born on Nov. 14, 1945, in Miami, Fla., to Kennith and Sofie (Wantuck) Ponder. She graduated from Brandywine High School, earned her LPN from Southwestern Michigan College and has lived in Niles all of her life.
She was a veteran of the Vietnam war, serving in the U.S. Navy. She was employed at Fapco Inc. of Buchanan, retiring in April of 2011, following 20 years of service. She was a member of Saint Mark Catholic Church, Niles, and enjoyed gardening and caring for her yard at home.
On July 12, 1969, at Saint Mark Catholic Church, she married Ernest “Ernie” Juhasz, who survives Also surviving are their children, Ernest Juhasz of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., and Jennifer Wilson of Mishawaka, Ind.; a granddaughter, Samantha Wilson; and a brother, Michael Ponder of Sheboygan, Wisc., and a sister, Mary Kempfer of Michigan City, Ind.
The Catholic Funeral Liturgy will be read at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at the Halbritter Funeral Homes, Niles by the Rev. Thomas King, of Saint Mark Catholic Church. Committal rites will follow at the graveside at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles and will conclude with full military honors by American Legion Post 51 of Buchanan and the U.S. Navy Honor Guard.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Juhasz may be made to the HealthWell Foundation, P.O. box 4133, Gaithersburg, Md., 20885-4133.