Frances L. Plishka
February 9, 1930 - December 7, 2014
Frances Plishka, 84, of Smithfield, died Sunday, December 7, 2014, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. Born Feb. 9, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late John and Rose Soukup. A graduate of Mapletown High School, she was a member of St. Mary’s Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church in New Salem, and the Masontown Historical Society. She had formerly worked as a seamstress at Berkowitz Shirt Factory. Surviving are her two children, John M. Plishka and wife Erika of Elkins, W.Va. and Anna Mary Stevens of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, Angela Stevens and Cassie, Lydia and Joel Plishka; a brother, Joseph of Baltimore; and two sisters, Violet Gisler of DesPlaines, IL, and Martha Pierce of Erie. She was predeceased by her husband, John Plishka on Feb. 25, 2014; and by a sister Mary Ann. The family will receive friends at the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, on Wednesday from 2 – 4 and 7 - 9 PM, and Thursday until 1:30 PM, the hour of service, with Rev. Fr. Jerome Bosko officiating.
Frances Plishka, 84, of Smithfield, died Sunday, December 7, 2014, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. Born Feb. 9, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late John and Rose Soukup. A graduate of Mapletown High School,... View Obituary & Service Information