Wanda Joy Carol Johannides

Wanda Joy Carol (Neifert)  Johannides,  of Sycamore Lane, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at home after a nine year courageous battle against cancer at the age of 54. Born Tuesday, November 17, 1964 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, she is survived by;  husband  Frederick B. Johannides; mother, Carol (Shellhamer) Tierney and her husband James P. of New Ringgold; sons, Joshua Paul Pipetti and his wife Jamie of Montgomery, PA, James Gabriel Pipetti of Altoona, PA and Colton Gunner Johannides of New Ringgold, PA,;  daughter, Amy Jo Pipetti and her fiancé Ty Johannides of Altoona, PA,;  brother, Scott Larry Neifert and his wife, Nadine of San Antonio TX,,; sister, JoAnn Star Kasel and her husband, Mike of Wichita, KS;  grand children, Jackson Spence and Luna Pipetti; paternal grandmother, Mabel Schuetrumpf and her husband Norman of Sugar Loaf; two nieces and one nephew. A 1982 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, Wanda earned her cosmetology license from Empire Beauty School of Pottsville.  She operated Design Inspirations by Wanda in East Freedom for over ten years, and worked for Pittsburgh Glass Works.  Relocating home to be close to family, Wanda most recently worked at East Penn Manufacturing in Quality Control. A member of Zion Stone Church of West Penn Township, Wanda, enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and planting i her flower garden. She will be missed by all. She was predeceased by her father, Larry Neifert in 2004. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Robert S. Nester Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 2066 West Penn Pike New Ringgold, Pennsylvania 17960. (570) 386-5884 A Funeral Service will be at 11 o'clock  AM on Tuesday September 24, 2019 at Zion Stone Church of West Penn Township located at 45 Cemetery Road New Ringgold, Pennsylvania 17960, Rev. Russell Campbell to officiate. Friends may call in church on the morning of from 9:00 A.M. until time of services. Interment will be in Zion Stone Church Cemetery, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania. Memorials in her name will be used to establish a college fund for her son Colton Gunner Johannides.  Please make memorials to Frederick B. Johannides 18 Sycamore Lane New Ringgold, Pennsylvania 17960. Expressions of sympathy or a fond memory of Wanda may be sent to www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com