Barbara Ann Wasko

DUPONT-Barbara Ann Wasko, 86, of Smith Street, Dupont, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Golden Living, East Mountain, Plains Township. Born in Dupont on September 25, 1925, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Marcin) Wasko. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont. Prior to retiring, she was employed in the insurance industry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary, Ann, Helen and Margaret and her brother John (Chubby). Barbara is survived by her nieces, Rosemary Azzollini Orlando, New York, and her children, Salvatore and Lisa; Ann Venskus Gilman of Santa Barbara, CA; Joseph and Patricia Azzollini of Houston, TX and their children Anne Marie and Joseph and his wife, Linda and son Dominick; sister-in-law Feema Wasko, Dupont and her children and grandchildren; cousins Sister Suzanne Duzen and Joanne Duzen Dahms and her children and Regina “Jean” Wojnak. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont. The Reverend Joseph Verespy will officiate. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Exeter. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 728 Main Street, Avoca. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.