Julia Ann (Bacher) Harchak, 97, of Houtzdale died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Mount Nittany Medical Center.
Born Sept. 17, 1918 in Beulah, she was the daughter of the late Tony and Annie (Hensal) Bacher.
She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, Houtzdale, where she was a member of the Altar Rosary Society.
She loved baking and cooking, and she enjoyed being a devoted wife and mother. She made her house a home.
She married John Harchak on March 2, 1935 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Houtzdale. He preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 2009.
She will be sadly missed by three daughters, Peggy Harrington of Niagara Falls, NY, Dorothy Swanson of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Cecilia (David) Houser of Woodward; one son, John T. (Gladys Knepp) Harchak of Houtzdale; one sister, Helen Kline of Maryland; and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Madeline Solas and two brothers, John and Walter Bacher.
Friends will be received from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kruise-Spewock Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Ramey. The Altar Rosary Society will pray the Rosary 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ the King Parish, Houtzdale, and Fr. Marc J. Solomon will be celebrant. Burial will be private in St. Lawrence Cemetery, Houtzdale.
Condolences may be made at www.kruise-spewock.com.
