SZARMACH ANNA Age 97, of Vandergrift, formerly of Braddock, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at AHN Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville. Born May 5, 1918, in Warsaw, Poland, she was a daughter of the late Kazimierz and Malgorzata (Lesniewska) Chojnacki. Anna was a survivor of the Oswiecim concentration camp (Auschwitz-Birkenau). After the war, Anna and her late husband, Peter made a new life for themselves and their children, moving to the United States of America and settling in Braddock. In addition to her parents, Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Szarmach; brothers, Józef, Leon, Henryk; and sisters, Halina, Kazimiera and Zofia, all from Poland. She is survived by her daughter, Maggie (Larry) Golofski of Vandergrift; son, Lester Szarmach of Penn Hills; grandson, Christopher; granddaughter, Alicia; step-grandchildren, Robert, Bryan (Doris) Skehan, Jessica (Dan) Calve; and many relatives and friends in Poland. Friends will be received in the BRADY-CURRAN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC., on Friday, December 18, 2015, from 2 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, December 19, 2015, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, Vandergrift, with Father James Loew, O.S.B. as celebrant. Private interment in Braddock Catholic Cemetery at the convenience of the family. For a more detailed obituary, or to send an online condolence to the family, please visit: www.curranfuneralhome.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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