Marcella Mary Coffey

Marcella Mary Coffey, 84, of South Manheim Twp., passed away Thursday, November 30th, at Seton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Orwigsburg.

Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 26, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Callaghan) and Joseph Powderly.

Marcella was the widow of William T. Coffey who passed away in 1983. She was preceded in death by her sister Barbara Hickey, brother in law James Hickey and nephew Steven Hickey.

She graduated from St. Edmund's All Girls Catholic School in Brooklyn, New York.

Marcella was employed as a clerk at Big Bear Grocery, Ohio, and prior to that she worked at Hill's Shoe Department in Cressona.

She was a member of the St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church and the St. Ambrose Sodality, Schuylkill Haven. She also served as a Cub Scout Leader.

Marcella had quite the sweet tooth, especially for ice cream. Marcella loved her cats, especially her beloved "Butler".

Marcella is survived by two sons, William J., husband of Amanda Coffey, of Auburn; Brian L., husband of Karen Coffey, of Cressona; and a granddaughter, Jessica L., wife of Brian Christiana, of Shamokin. She is also survived by nieces, Tracy and Mary Hickey, and nephew, Jimmy Hickey.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 AM on Thursday, December 14th at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church in Schuylkill Haven, PA with Rev. Msgr. Edward S. Zemanik officiating. Entombment will follow the service at St. Ambrose Mausoleum.

At the family's request, memorial donations may be forwarded to Alzheimer's Foundation of America 322 8th Avenue, 16th floor New York, NY 10001 or American Cancer Society.