Mary Catherine Gluvna

Mary Catherine Gluvna, 87, of Sarasota, Fla. and formerly of Greensboro, Pa., passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in the home of her son, James. She was born August 9, 1924 in Penn Pitt, Monongahela Township, Greene County, Pa., a daughter of the late Frank and Kathryn (Marinac) Centrich. Mary attended Mapletown High School. On June 24, 1944, she married Joseph P. Gluvna; after 52 years of marriage, Joseph passed away in 1997. Mary was a lifelong member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Greensboro and the Rosary Altar Society. After raising her children, she attended Greene County Vocational Technical School and graduated as a licensed practical nurse. Mary was employed as an LPN at Greene County Memorial Hospital and retired in 1986. In December of 2006, due to health reasons, she was relocated to Florida and cared for by family members. She is survived by five sons: Frank (Renee) of Sarasota, George (Barbara) of Northridge, Cal., Edward (Pamela) of Greensboro, James of Sarasota and William of Wareham, Mass.; a daughter, Mary Jo Ryan (James) of Lombard, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Fawn (Donald) of Austin, Tex.; a daughter-in-law, Dee Gluvna of Hershey, Pa. and numerous nieces and nephews. Deceased are a son, Joseph P. Gluvna, Jr., two brothers, Frank A. Centrich and John L. Centrich and two sisters, Mildred Kurzawa and Anna Fiedor. Family and friends are welcome from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Carmichaels, Pa., where a blessing service will be held at 10:15 A.M. on Thursday, April 19, 2012, followed at 11:00 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial at the Holy Family Worship Site of the St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Greensboro. The Rev. John M. Butler will celebrate the Mass. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Leckrone, Pa. A vigil service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday in the funeral home.