Michelle Tentylo-Mika, mother, grammy, sister, 61 years of age of Orwigsburg Street, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the home of her daughter Amy.
Widow of Dennis M. "Spiker" Mika who passed away on October 29, 2004, she is survived by; Mrs. Amy (Tentylo) Quick wife of CJ of Tamaqua; son Steven M. Tentylo and his companion Erica of Hummelstown; step-daughters, Stacey Mika and her companion Brady Forte of Nesquehoning, Monica Mika of Tamaqua; sisters, Mrs. Denise Lazar of Barnesville, Mrs. Celeste Bybel and her husband Michael of Summit Hill; brother, Ronald Vislusky of Long Beach, CA; grand children, Olivia, Roman, and Cameron. Many nieces, and nephews also survive her.
A 1973 graduate of Panther Valley High School and Carbon county Vo-tech where she earned her cosmetology license, Michelle owned her own hair salon in Coaldale, and had worked for many years at Hilton Reservations in Hazleton, she operated her own QVC Liquidation business on E-Bay. Michelle had also worked at the former Sheila Fashion's of Summit Hill, and at the former Kiddie Kloes in Lansford, the former WNL Manufacturing of Coaldale, and as a waitress at the Black Diamond Restaurant in Coaldale.
A member of St. John's the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church of Lansford, and was a talented artist who enjoyed ceramics and making pysanky eggs. Michelle's most precious moments was her time with family. She was a great cook.
Born Sunday, April 17, 1955 in Shenandoah, the daughter of the late Ronald, and Anna (Molokach) Vislusky.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
A Rite of Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at 10 o'clock AM from St. John's the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church located at 116 East Bertsch Street Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232, Rev. Vasyl Chepelskyy to officiate.
A Parastas Service will be held on Monday evening January 9, 2017 at 5:30 P.M. from the funeral home where the family will be receiving friends following Parastas from 6 to 8:00 P.M.
No morning calling hours.
Interment will be in Sky-View Memorial Park, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
Mass Cards or Memorials in Michelle's name to the church.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com