Rhoda A. Yurenko, 94, of Orwigsburg, passed away Monday at Rest Haven nursing home, Schuylkill Haven.
Born in Cressona, Aug. 23, 1920, she was a daughter of the late James D. and Caroline R. Long Wingle.
She was the widow of John Yurenko, who passed away in 2001.
She was a 1938 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and was formerly employed by Bell Telephone Co. as an operator and in the local garment industry and retired from Craftex in 1985.
Rhoda was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Swift and Helen Trenoskie.
Surviving are a daughter, Kathleen Kampe, wife of Toms, Reading; grandchildren, Michael Kampe, David Kampe, husband of Isabel (Ospina), and Rebecca, wife of Fraser Clements; and great-grandchildren, Calvin, Katelyn and Kayla Kampe.
A Celebration of Life funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Geschwindt-Stabingas Funeral Home Inc., Schuylkill Haven. A viewing for family and friends will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. At the family's request, memorial donations may be sent to Salvation Army, 400 Sanderson St., Pottsville, PA 17901. Interment will be in Drehersville Cemetery.