Gloria J. Yanowsky

November 10, 1940 - December 26, 2019

Gloria J. Yanowsky, 79, of Smithfield, Pa., passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, in the Mount Macrina Manor, Uniontown. Born November 10, 1940 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Samuel F. and Gertrude (Coster) Grooms. A Catholic by faith, she worked along with her husband as the garage manager for their towing and repair shop in Smithfield for many years, and for the past 21 years, Gloria has worked as a secretary at Reese’s Warehouse in Smithfield. She loved rooting for the Penguins, especially for her "baby", Patric Hornqvist. Her other favorite things to do include watching all the Hallmark movies and Blue Bloods. Surviving are her children, Teddy Yanowsky of Uniontown, and Marycarol Kezmarsky of Smithfield; a granddaughter, Sarah Marie Honsaker, D.O., of Cleveland, Ohio and her partner, Matthew Smith; her Reese’s Warehouse family; very special friends, Ryan Marshall, Esq., Edy Osburn, Nancy Moats, and Debbie Migyanko and their families; and her furry little grandpup, “Luna”. Gloria was predeceased by her husband, Theodore Yanowsky on May 15, 2004; a son, Michael Joseph Yanowsky in infancy; son-in-law, Stephen E. Kezmarsky, Jr.; and her brother, Samuel P. Grooms. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, on Thursday, Jan, 2nd, from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 PM, and Friday from 10 until the 11 AM hour of a Blessing Service, in the funeral home, with Rev. Fr. James Tringhese officiating. Interment follows in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield.