Elizabeth K. (Miscik) Shinsky

Elizabeth K. “Bubbie” Shinsky, 94, of Unity Township, died Saturday, September 26, 2020.  She was born February 2, 1926 in Humphreys, a daughter of the late Stephen W. Sr. and Elizabeth (Bronsky) Miscik.  Prior to retirement she was the head cook for Oak Hill Nursing Home.  She was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, Marguerite and its Rosary Altar Society.  Betty had been a member of the Trauger Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, enjoyed going to the Pleasant Unity VFW and also polkas.  She also enjoyed canning, cooking, baking apple pies and being with her grandchildren.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Shinsky; three sisters, Ann Fetter, Susan Kessler, and Marion Shuster; five brothers, John, Andrew, George, Stephen Jr., and William Miscik; and her son-in-law, Kenneth Freeman.  She is survived by her children, Phyllis Winchell, of Pleasant Unity, Edward C. Shinsky and wife Betty J., of Saltsburg, and Betty Ann Freeman, of Derry; six grandchildren, Jason Probst and wife Marci, of Trauger, Melissa Linsenbigler and husband Christopher, of York, Mark Freeman and wife Stephanie, of Latrobe, Marsha Schomaker and husband Ryan, of Wichita, KS, Fay Ann Lehman and husband John, of Unity Township, and Clinton Shinsky and wife Brittany, of Clarksburg; 19 great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Sierra “Cici”, Gunnar, Riley, Kamryn, Beau, Cooper, Everett, Olivia, Jasmine, Westley, Rock, Steel, Cannon, Daisy, Stone, Caleb, Kyla, and Isaiah, and one on the way; her brother, Michael Miscik and wife Theresa, of Crabtree, her sister, Julia Enninger, of Pittsburgh and many nieces, nephews and extended family.  Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM Monday at the Leo M. Bacha Funeral Home, Inc., 2072 Route 130, Pleasant Unity.  A funeral liturgy will begin at 10 AM Tuesday in the funeral home.  Please be prepared to adhere to all current health guidelines, including face masks and social distancing.  Interment will follow in St. Clair Cemetery, Hempfield Township.  In lieu of flowers Betty requested memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  38105.  www.bachafh.com

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