1927
Dolores
2022
Dolores M. Neifert
November 18, 1927 — May 16, 2022
Dolores M. Neifert, of Tamaqua, beloved mother, nana, aunt and friend passed away peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2022 in the home of her daughter, Dian Fudge, where she resided. She was 94 years of age.
Dolores was born Friday, November 18, 1927, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Dolores was the youngest daughter of the late Dominic and Angelina (Kennedy) Tarantino. She is also predeceased by her husband, Leonard F Neifert; sisters, Mary Faras, Rose DaLoisio, Teresa Yutsus, Florence Yanuzzi, Louise Pacelli -Washko; brothers, Anthony, Gabriel, Michael, John, Louis, Franklin, and Ernest Tarantino.
The surviving family includes daughter and caregiver, Dian L. Fudge, wife of Timothy and son, Leonard R. Neifert and his wife Sherri of Apex, NC; grandchildren, Dana Lynn Neifert and Lesley Anne Kellogg and her husband Aaron. Many nieces, nephews, and friends survive Dolores.
A graduate of Hazleton High School, Dolores retired from the former Atlas Powder Co. In her youth, Dolores worked in the textile industry. A member of St. John XXIII R.C.C. of Tamaqua, Dolores was an animal lover, enjoyed playing cards, line dancing and doing word games. Dolores was active throughout her long life and was a member of the Panther Valley Senior Citizens. She loved entertaining her fellow seniors by playing the bells (she always got a kick out of entertaining "the seniors" who were in fact younger than she was!).
Dolores was also a member of the Red Hat Society and was always up to travel to see a play, a concert, or just to explore. Dolores’s greatest joy was summers spent with family and friends at The Bungalow Pool in Tamaqua.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated in her name on June 4, 2022 at 10 o'clock A.M. at St. John XXIII R.C.C. 307 Pine Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:
St. Luke's Hospice
2455 Black River Road
Bethlehem, PA 18015
or to
Tamaqua Area Animal Rescue
c/o George Geissinger
Cedar Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252
Online condolences or a fond memory of Dolores may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com ..
Dolores was born Friday, November 18, 1927, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Dolores was the youngest daughter of the late Dominic and Angelina (Kennedy) Tarantino. She is also predeceased by her husband, Leonard F Neifert; sisters, Mary Faras, Rose DaLoisio, Teresa Yutsus, Florence Yanuzzi, Louise Pacelli -Washko; brothers, Anthony, Gabriel, Michael, John, Louis, Franklin, and Ernest Tarantino.
The surviving family includes daughter and caregiver, Dian L. Fudge, wife of Timothy and son, Leonard R. Neifert and his wife Sherri of Apex, NC; grandchildren, Dana Lynn Neifert and Lesley Anne Kellogg and her husband Aaron. Many nieces, nephews, and friends survive Dolores.
A graduate of Hazleton High School, Dolores retired from the former Atlas Powder Co. In her youth, Dolores worked in the textile industry. A member of St. John XXIII R.C.C. of Tamaqua, Dolores was an animal lover, enjoyed playing cards, line dancing and doing word games. Dolores was active throughout her long life and was a member of the Panther Valley Senior Citizens. She loved entertaining her fellow seniors by playing the bells (she always got a kick out of entertaining "the seniors" who were in fact younger than she was!).
Dolores was also a member of the Red Hat Society and was always up to travel to see a play, a concert, or just to explore. Dolores’s greatest joy was summers spent with family and friends at The Bungalow Pool in Tamaqua.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated in her name on June 4, 2022 at 10 o'clock A.M. at St. John XXIII R.C.C. 307 Pine Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:
St. Luke's Hospice
2455 Black River Road
Bethlehem, PA 18015
or to
Tamaqua Area Animal Rescue
c/o George Geissinger
Cedar Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252
Online condolences or a fond memory of Dolores may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com ..
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