Gwendolyn H. Shaughnessy Covert, 91, formerly of 312 East main St., and 157 High St., Bradford passed away Friday, February 26th surrounded by her loving family at the Bradford Manor.
Born March 21, 1918, in Bradford she was a daughter of the late George and Felicia (Bodine) Hemphill. She was a 1935 graduate of Bradford High School and very active in the Reunion Committee.
On July 17, 1954 in St. Francis Church, she married Robert T. Shaughnessy who died September 4, 1964, In 1966 she married Walter D. Covert who died in February of 1967.
She was formerly employed at Anderson's Market in East Bradford, Lloyd Smith's, Bradford Area United Fund, and prior to her retirement at the Bradford Visiting Nurses Association.
She was a member of St. Bernard Church, and the St. Francis 50 Plus Group.
Surviving is one daughter, Joan E. (Larry) Yohe of Bradford, one grandson, Jeremy (Laura) Yohe, two granddaughters: Christy (Ben Graham) Yohe, and Rebecca (Mike) Ward, all of Bradford, six great grandchildren: Ryan, Adam and Sean Ward, Emma and Kari Yohe, and Alex Graham, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister June E. Shaughnessy, and one brother George W. Hemphill.
Family will be receiving friends on Tuesday March 2, 2010 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc. 372 East Main St. where a prayer service will be held Wednesday at 11:00am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30am in St. Bernard Church with Rev. Leo Gallina, pastor as Celebrant.
Burial will be in in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Memorial contributions if desired may be made to Visiting Nurses Association, or the Bradford Twp. Lions Club.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com