Clare R. (Kubensky) Sturkie

Clare R. Sturkie, age 85 of Versailles, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024 in Kane Community Living Center - McKeesport.  Born September 10, 1939 in Boston, PA, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Stefania (Hirosky) Kubensky.  Clare was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of McKeesport Hospital, the Versailles AARP,  Mary, Mother of God Parish - St. Patrick's Church in Christy Park, and was a CCD teacher at the former St. Denis and St Patrick's Parishes  She was preceded in death by her husband, the late William E. Sturkie, who passed away August 4, 2020, and her siblings Helen Cruz, Steffy Lipa, Ann Filarsky, Mary Bell, and John, Joseph, and Andrew Kubensky.  Clare is survived by her children Christine L. Richards of Versailles; Billy Sturkie, Jr. of Versailles, Lorie (David) Broadwater of West Mifflin, and Jessica (Jason) Lorenz of Versailles; her grandchildren Tina Simko, Amy Shank, Lacey John, Amanda Miller, Tadem Lorenz, and Tierney Lorenz; her great-grandchildren Jason and Nicholas Shank, Kadence and Dalton Simko, Abigail and Sophia John, Layla Lofstrom, Nicholas, Aden, and Landon Kozak, and Ella Elms, and also nieces and nephews.  Friends will be received in the Daniel F. Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory, Versailles, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10 AM in Mary, Mother of God Parish - St. Patrick's Church.  PLEASE MEET AT THE CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY.  

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