Mary Kathleen Adams, 91, of Helfenstein, passed away at her residence early Friday morning.
Born Jan. 16, 1932, in Mahanoy Plane, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Virginia Smerlick Wonn.
She graduated from the former Immaculate Heart Academy, Fountain Springs, and Ashland Hospital School of Nursing.
Mary Kathleen was a registered nurse, having worked as a private duty nurse for several years. She previously worked as a nurse at State Correctional Institution/Camp Hill and the former Ashland Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Foster Adams; two sons, James "Jimmy" Adams and John Adams; a sister, Elaine Hummel; and two brothers, Francis and Joseph Wonn.
Mary Kathleen is survived by three sons, Michael Adams and his wife, Debbie, Middletown, Joseph Adams and his wife, Denise, Carlisle, and Thomas Adams, Helfenstein; a daughter, Mary Garraway, Frackville; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Donations in memory of Mary Kathleen can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 1455 Franklin Mills Circle, Philadelphia, PA 19154. Albert L. Gricoski Funeral Home, Frackville, has charge of arrangements.
Republican Herald (Pottsville, PA) - Saturday, January 21, 2023
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Mary Kathleen Adams, 91, of Helfenstein, passed away at her residence early Friday morning.
Born Jan. 16, 1932, in Mahanoy Plane, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Virginia Smerlick Wonn.
She graduated from the former Immaculate Heart Academy, Fountain Springs, and Ashland Hospital School of Nursing.
Mary Kathleen was a registered nurse, having worked as a private duty nurse for several years. She previously worked as a nurse at State Correctional Institution/Camp Hill and the former Ashland Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Foster Adams; two sons, James "Jimmy" Adams and John Adams; a sister, Elaine Hummel; and two brothers, Francis and Joseph Wonn.
Mary Kathleen is survived by three sons, Michael Adams and his wife, Debbie, Middletown, Joseph Adams and his wife, Denise, Carlisle, and Thomas Adams, Helfenstein; a daughter, Mary Garraway, Frackville; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Donations in memory of Mary Kathleen can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 1455 Franklin Mills Circle, Philadelphia, PA 19154. Albert L. Gricoski Funeral Home, Frackville, has charge of arrangements.
Republican Herald (Pottsville, PA) - Saturday, January 21, 2023
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