Mary Elsie WOUNICK Mikita, 70, of Brownsville, Pa., a former Hairdresser, died peacefully Thursday, January 15, 2004 with her Family by her side. She was born January 12, 1934 in Brownsville, Pa., daughter of Andrew WOUNICK and Mary HORWATH Wounick. Mary was a self-employed Hairdresser. She graduated from California (Pa.) High School and then from the now former Uniontown (Pa.) Beauty Academy. She was a member of Saint Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church and also Roscoe Ladies Legion Auxiliary, a past Democratic Committee Woman, and past Judge of Elections. Her husband, John MIKITA, Jr., two daughters, Isabel MIKITA and Mary MIKITA, a brother, John WOUNICK, and parents preceded her in death. She will be sadly missed by her Children: John MIKITA, III, Elsie MIKITA, and JoAnn Rhoads and husband, Randy, all, of Brownsville, Pa., Julie Meese and husband, Gary, of Rices Landing, Pa., and Joni Laschen and Denis O'Neil ,of Brownsville; sister, Isabel and Emil Berry, of Rices Landing; aunt, Isabel Hatalsky, of Blainesburg, Pa.; grandchildren: Dakota Mikita, Michael Rhoads and Randy Rhoads, all, of Brownsville, Gary Meese, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa., Brandon Laschen and Brent Laschen, both, of Brownsville; niece, Isabel Sukijbumrung, of Tampa, Florida; nephews: August "Jr." Berry, of Jefferson, Pa., and John Wounick, of Richeyville, Pa.; and two special friends: Dorothy Turosick and Flo Johns. Friends will be received at the NOVAK FUNERAL HOME (formerly Confer Funeral Home), 515 Front Street, Brownsville, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, January 19, until 10 a.m., the hour of Service with Rev. Fr. Jerome T. Botsko officiating. A Committal Service immediately follows in Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Brownsville, Pa. There will be a Parastas Service in the Funeral Home today at 7 p.m. Visitation was also held Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY