Columbia County PA Archives Obituaries.....Antonacci, Eleanor "Ellie"  May 3, 2019
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Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Eleanor "Ellie" Antonacci, 94, of Berwick died Friday, May 3, 2019, at Berwick
Retirement Village I. Born Oct. 27, 1924, in Edwardsville, she was the daughter
of the late Robert and Anna (Matura) Rahl. Mrs. Antonacci was employed as
payroll clerk at Sea Isles Sportswear and as secretary at Luzerne County
Courthouse and the Berwick Retirement Village I office, retiring in 1987. She
was a former member of Ascension Catholic Church in Mocanaqua prior to moving to
Berwick, where she attended St. Mary's Catholic Church. She also was a member of
the Berwick Senior Circle. She was a dedicated volunteer in the first Berwick
Hospice, Meals on Wheels, and teaching English to immigrants. Ellie was an avid
reader and enjoyed sewing, embroidery and quilting. Preceding her in death were
her husband of 46 years, Dominick Antonacci, who died July 1, 1988; her
daughter, Suzanne Diltz; her son, Larry P. Antonacci; her sister, Marcella
Ciglar-ski; and her companion, Glenn "Tony" Collins. Surviving are two sons:
Daniel D. Antonacci and his wife, Elizabeth, of Mountain City, Tenn., and
Dominick Antonacci and his wife, Sarah, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; five grand-
children: Danielle Antonacci, Colleen Chaney, Lisa Potter, Kelly Diltz and
Suzanne Waldon; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Rahl of
Washington Crossing, Pa. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time
of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2019, at St.
Mary's Catholic Church, 1730 Fowler Ave., Berwick, with the Very Rev. Francis J.
Tamburro, V.F., officiating as celebrant. Interment will be in Ascension Church
Cemetery, Mocanaqua. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to
Commonwealth Home Health and Hospice of Berwick. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., Berwick.

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