Rose (Wozniak) Novacich

August 13, 1932 - February 23, 2017

Rose (Wozniak) Novacich, 84, of Point Marion, Pa., passed away peacefully Thursday, February 23, 2017 in The Madison Center in Morgantown. Born in Bobtown, Pa. on August 13, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Rosalie (Hyble) Wozniak. Her loving husband of 55 years, John Novacich passed away on Dec. 28, 2012. Also deceased are her brothers, Frank, Martin, and Joseph Wozniak, and sisters, Stella Rheda, Viola Marovic and Margaret Williamson. A lifelong member of St. Hubert’s R.C. Church in Point Marion, she was a 1950 graduate of Point Marion High School. Rose started working at the Pittsburgh Merchantile Store in Bobtown, and later at the Bon-Ton Store in Uniontown, and was a chairside assistant for the dentist Dr. Conners, in Morgantown She loved to bake for her family, and was always seen in the summer tending to her garden. Surviving are her three children and their spouses, John A. and Margaret Novacich, Roxane and Gregg Garland, all of Point Marion, and Matthew and Tracy Novacich of Landenburg, Pa.; four grandchildren, Matthew John and Jacki Novacich, Lt. Bryant Garland, USAF, and his wife Stephanie, and Derek Garland; one great-granddaughter, Emma Rose Garland; three sisters, Verna Cullen, Dorothy Dmochowsky and Agnes Puckett; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Sunday from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 PM, and Monday until 9:30 AM, when a prayer service will be held, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM in St. Hubert’s R.C. Church. Interment follows in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion. The family is grateful to the Point Manor Personal Care Home and The Madison Center for the caring support extended to Rose and her family during her illness. Memorials may be offered to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.