Struthers- Gertrude Irene Peebles Pajatsch, 95, of Struthers, died Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Assumption Village. She was born on January 26, 1920 in Struthers, the daughter of Charles Edward and Jessie Marie Tidd Peebles Schoenfelder. She lived most of her life in Struthers where she was a homemaker and a member of Christ our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Church and the Legion of Mary.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ernest Pajatsch whom she married October 21, 1939; two sisters, Mary Dean and Thelma Gayon Anglemyer; and two brothers, Edward and George Peebles.
She leaves her two daughters, Judith (Joseph) Stokkerman of Mattawan, MI. and Diane (Richard) Pennell of Poland; six grandchildren, Pamela (Michael) Jager of Byron Center, MI, Joseph Stokkerman of Marshall, MI, Dianna Earle of Kalamazoo, MI, Barbara (Jerry) Hamrock of San Jose, CA, Laura (David) Lutz of Denver, NC and Brian (Kim) Pennell of Galena, OH; 14 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She also leaves two sisters-in-law, Hilda Taindel of Boardman, Anna Marie Yaniglos of Boardman and many nieces and nephews.
Prayer services will begin on Monday at 10:30am at Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, 270 N. Main St. Poland. with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11am at Christ our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Church with the Rev. Fr. Bernard Bonnot as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Poland Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-4pm and Monday from 10-10:30am at the funeral home.
Our heartfelt thanks goes to all of the nurses and aides in special care and the skilled unit at Assumption Village who have been so kind, helpful and caring though the years. Also a special thank you to Tom, the spiritual director at Assumption Village, the ladies in activities and Donna in social services. Your kindness and help will always be remembered.
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