Eleanor Agnes Gdovin
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Eleanor Agnes Gdovin, 92, of West Pittston, passed away into the arms of the angels on Monday, August 6, 2012, who lovingly carried our gift from God back to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for a joyous reunion with him, her husband, Stephen, and daughter Marilou, and all her family and friends who have gone before her.
Born on April 20, 1920, in Exeter, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Wanda Yanchowsky.
Eleanor worked in the garment industry most of her life, and upon retirement, was a homemaker, good cook and oh those Italian cookies she made … mmmm, good.
She was a member St. Anthony of Padua Church of St. Barbara Parish and of the Golden Age of St. Barbara Parish.
She loved playing bingo with her buddies, Josephine, Mary; and her card-party buddies, Josephine, Margaret, Helen and Marie and Sophie. She enjoyed her hot dog days with her buddy Val and a special thanks to her hair stylist, Marion.
She left with little baby smiles — oh what she must have been seeing.
Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen, in 1981; daughter Marilou Todd, in 2003; siblings, Georgie Mikuchonis; John, Joseph, Bernard, Helen, Anna, Veronica, Theresa Yanchowsky; Rose Kusmitsky, and Millie Danoski.
Surviving are her daughter Deborah, West Pittston; son-in-law, Richard C. Todd Sr., Fort Myers, Fla.; beautiful grandchildren, Richard C. Todd Jr.; Stephen and his wife, Debbie Todd; Christopher and his wife, Joanne Todd; great-grandchildren, Tiffany and her husband, Tyler Reeves; Richard, Chelcey, Ashley Todd; and Stephen, Rachel Sarah and Brandon Todd; Ryan and Ethan Todd; great-great-grandchild, Logan Reeves; many nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to Dr. Andrew J. Stuka his staff, Patty and Franny, for their exceptional care over the past 38 years. Also, special thanks to Highland Manor nurses, aides and staff for their compassionate care and understanding.
A Mass of Christian burial was on Saturday, Aug. 11 at St. Anthony of Padua Church of St. Barbara Parish, 28 Memorial Ave., Exeter. Interment was in St. John the Slovak Cemetery, Schooley St., Exeter. Arrangements are by the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter.
To send the family an expression of sympathy or an online condolence, please visit www.gubbiottifh.com .
