Jane Ponikvar

Poland - Jane Ponikvar, 73, of Poland, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mrs. Ponikvar was born June 4, 1935 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a daughter of B. William and Florence Waltz Phillips. She has been an area resident since 1955. She was a graduate of Thomas High School in Thomas, West Virginia. Mrs. Ponikvar previously worked as an office manager for Dr. Sethi and for Arby's International. She was a member of Holy Family Church in Poland and a former member of St. Luke Catholic Church. She was a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Korean War Veterans and she loved sewing and most of all spending time with her grandchildren. She leaves her husband, Harry Lee Ponikvar, Sr., whom she married June 5, 1954; her daughter, Nancy Frasco of Poland; her son, Bud (Mary) Ponikvar of Boardman; four grandchildren, Meghan (Joseph) Gear of Boardman, Garrett, Jayna, and Spencer Frasco, all of Poland; and one great-grandson, Shane Gear of Poland; three sisters, Anna Shaffer of Oak Hill, WV, Emily (Jack) Lambruno of Thomas, WV, and Sally (Chuck) Touchette of Caroga Lake, NY; and one brother, Donald (Maria) Phillips of Orlando, FL. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Thomas Phillips; and a son-in-law, Jay Frasco. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Church Interment will follow at Poland Riverside Cemetery. Friends will be received Sunday from 3-6 p.m. at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland, where a prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. Please visit www.beckerobits.com to send condolences.

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