Marcella Andrukanis

Marcella F. Andrukanis, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 26th, 2015 surrounded by her Children and Loved Ones who will miss her deeply. She was the loving Wife of Stanley L. Andrukanis for sixty years, who she will reunite with in Heaven. I am sure he will be standing there with open arms to greet the Love of his Life.
Marcella will be remembered for her strong will to live, her unwavering faith in God, and her Love for Family and Friends. She will be dearly missed by her 6 Children, 14 Grandchildren, and 3 Great Grandchildren.
Many people say there is nothing like a Mothers Love and Marcella personified that attribute to the fullest. Marcella showed Love and Compassion to everyone she came in contact with and she was a wonderful and beautiful person inside and out. She loved Life, Family, and her Friends , and she taught her Children to do the same. You will never meet a Mother as strong and courageous as she was, but we also will never forget her gentle Love and intuitive heartfelt advice. Marcella would always put others before herself. She loved everyone despite their flaws and would give you anything you needed without hesitation. Her greatest Joy in Life was spending quality time with her Family as well as her Grandchildren. Marcella always had great anticipation for all the Holidays, and enjoyed preparing all the Traditional Foods . Her needs in Life were simple. All she needed was to go to the Casino from time to time, an Iced Chocolate Mocha, Camping, dancing the Jitterbug, and seeing her Grandchildren smile. The Simple and important things in life gave her so much Joy. Marcella will be sadly missed.
Born in Shamokin, Pa. on May 15, 1931, Marcella was the daughter of John and Mary Ziemba. She is survived by 6 children. Christine M. Pritchard, Stanley T. Andrukanis, Patricia Apsokardu, Marcia Stewart, Barbara Patterson, and Sandra Roeder. She is also survived by 3 Sisters. Jean Posipanko, Marie Manney, and Florence Yeager.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Marcella's memory to American Cancer Society, 498 Bellevue Avenue, Reading, PA 19605.
Services will be held in Bean Funeral Homes, 3825 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 1:30pm, Rev. Richard H. Clement officiating. Burial will follow in Laureldale Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends from 12:30-1:30pm.