Irene I. Sykola

Irene I. Sykola, of Hermitage, PA, formerly of Sharpsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2017, in St. John the XXIII Home in Hermitage, after an extended illness. She was 79.
Irene was born in Windber, PA on April 25, 1938, the daughter of the late Albert Callahan Sr. and Gertrude (Ohara) Callahan.
She was a member of 1st Methodist Church of Sharpsville, where she had served a communion steward.
She owned the former at Sykola's Upholstery for many years. She also had been an insurance agent for American General in years past.
Irene was a member of the Sharpsville American Legion Auxiliary. She loved to dance and was also member of the Continental Tamboritzan's Auxiliary. She enjoyed riding dirt bikes with her husband, gardening, especially growing flowers, taking care of her animals, and entertaining her family at home.
She was the widow of Samuel Sykola Jr., whom she married on April 8, 1967. He died Feb. 5, 2017.
Irene is survived by a son, Raymond Sykola and his wife Maryanne, of Sharpsville, PA, her daughters, Kimberly Abbott & her husband William of Sharon, PA, Karen Williams & her husband John, of Virginia, Deborah Bucciarelli & her husband Daniel of Sharpsville, PA, a son, Duane Watt and his wife Marsha of Sharpsville, PA, a son Robert Watt & his wife Lisa, of North Huntingdon, PA., Samuel Sykola III & his wife Pamela, of Naples, FL along with 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters, Rosemarie Eyler of Florida, Betty McConnell of Cressan, PA., Kay Payne of Johnston, PA., Freida Zonts of Michigan, and her brothers, Albert Callahan Jr. & his wife Elizabeth, of Michigan and Darrell Callahan & his wife Ann Marie, of New York. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Patrick Callahan.
Friends are invited to call Monday, May 8, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. at Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, 264 East State St., Sharon, PA 16146.
Funeral service at Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, Sharon, PA. at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8th, with Rev. Joseph Yurko of the 1st United Methodist Church of Sharpsville officiating. Interment at America's Cemetery Hermitage, PA.