Mary Chellis

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Mary Chellis, 91, of Keelersburg Road, Tunkhannock, passed away in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, March 12, 2012.

Born on March 1, 1921, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Frances Rokosz Wiernusz.

Mrs. Chellis was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock, and St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock, Md., and was devoted to her faith.

She was employed for many years at Rowker Manufacturing Company.

Mrs. Chellis was an avid gardener and crocheter who loved her family and her farm.

She was a dedicated voter, having received an award for voting 50 years in a row.

Mary spent time in her youth working at a war manufacturing factory during World War II.

Mrs. Chellis was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Stephen Chellis; brothers, Leonard, Edward and Chet Wiernusz.

She is survived by her sons, Charles and wife Paulette Chellis, of Baltimore, Md.; James Chellis; Esther Chellis of Tunkhannock; siblings and their families, Michael Wiernusz, Ann Stroka and Ceil Kobylski, all of Tunkhannock.

She was the loving grandmother of five grandchildren, Darby Bade, Corinne McHale, Stefan Chellis, Jessica and Amanda Chellis and their spouses; doting great-grandmother to grandsons, Carter and Jackson.

Funeral services will be held on Friday 9:30 a.m. in the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. St., Tunkhannock, with at Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.sheldonkukuchkafuneralhome.com .