Obituary of Mary Tichy

Mary Tichy, 88, of the Kortwright Road, Ashville, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at UPMC Chautauqua WCA. She was the wife of George P. Tichy, whom she married June 14, 1947 at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Corry, Pa. Together they've been residents of their Kortwright Road home since shortly after their marriage. Mary was born March 21, 1929 in Sugar Grove, Pa., one of fourteen children of the late Michael and Katie Horvath Brunecz. She was a member of the last graduating class of the former Lottsville High School in 1947. Mary belonged to Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Panama since its founding. She was a member and past president of the Altar & Rosary Society and served as a Eucharistic minister. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, family and church were most important to Mary. She was an avid fan of any and all of her grandchildren's events. She was well known for her baking and her family always looked forward to Sunday afternoon apple pie and chocolate chip cookies. She also enjoyed gardening. In addition to her husband of 69 years, George, surviving are four daughters: Elizabeth (Robert) Sprankle of Lakewood, Irene (Jon) Anderson of Ashville, Phyllis (Glenn) Hamilton of Lakewood and Christine (David) Voorhis of Panama; as well as a nephew, Michael (Cynthia) Brunecz whom Mary helped raise and was like a son to her. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren: Rob (Beth) Sprankle, Kim (Scott) Wise, Kait (Lucius) Curtis, Cinnamon Anderson, Andrew (Amanda) Anderson, Wendi (Phil McGrath) Hamilton-Nagy, Jeff Hamilton, Josh (Samantha) Hamilton, Melissa (Craig) Kaufman, Bryan (Dea) Voorhis, Amanda (John) Marengo, Dustin (FredaAnn) Voorhis and Angela (Elliot) Smith; and seventeen great-grandchildren: Ashleigh, Nicole & Kelsey Nagy, Gregory & Justin Yuchnitz, Allena & AndeeLynn Anderson, Taya Curtis, Katherine & Liliana Sprankle, Tommy & Danny Wise, Kenna Kaufman, Lydia & Juliet Voorhis, Briella Marengo and Darian Loebe, with another great-grandson to arrive this June. She was preceded in death by her eleven brothers: Mike, John, Joe, Steve, Frank, Andy, Jack, Louie, Martin, Peter and Carl Brunecz; and two sisters who died in childhood, Katie and Mary Brunecz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Panama. The Rev. Piotr Zaczynski will be celebrant. Burial will be in the Grant Cemetery, Niobe. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Lind Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Altar & Rosary Society of Our Lady of the Snows Church, 380 E. Fairmount Ave., Lakewood, NY 14750; or to the Panama Fire Department, 27 E. Main St., Panama, NY 14767.