Katherine Stella Obituary

Formerly of Warwick, N.Y.

Mrs. Katherine P. Stella of Greeley, Pa. and formerly of Warwick, died Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. She was 71.

She was born January 4, 1935 in New York, N.Y., the daughter of the late Eugene Valentine and the late Catherine Veronica Barry Horan.

Katherine is survived by her husband of 53 years Ralph T. Stella and their children Jo-Ann Stella and her husband John, Colleen Van Vactor and her husband David, Ralph E. Stella and his wife Geri, Catherine Scimone and her husband Larry, Bridget Swanka and her husband Michael, Kerry Iannone and her husband Rev. Joseph, Keith Stella and his wife Margaret; seven brothers and sisters; 14 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a daughter Doreen Ann Stella and by a brother.

Friends may call at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Inc. 100 East Main Street, Port Jervis on Sunday, February 5 from 2- 5 p.m.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 6 at 10 a.m. from First Assembly Of God, 12 Old Greenville Tpk, Port Jervis.

Burial will be at St. Ann's Cemetery, Shohola, Pa.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memorial & Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.

Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family, visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com