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Ada J. Prekopi
November 29, 1926 to September 13, 2020
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Ada J. Prekopi, 93, passed away Sunday morning, September 13, 2020, in Quality of Life Services, New Castle. Mrs. Prekopi was born November 29, 1926, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Rose (Balpo) Durbino. Her husband, John G. Prekopi, Jr., whom she married March 4, 1946, passed away July 12, 1998.
A lifelong area resident, she attended Union High School. A homemaker, Ada was a devout member of Holy Spirit Parish of New Castle, St. Mary Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Roseann Hetrick and her husband, Paul, of Bessemer; two grandchildren, Wendy Maraffi and her husband, Ron, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and James Hetrick, New Middletown, Ohio; and three great-grandchildren, Ryan (fiancée, Allie Peterson) Maraffi, Kyle (Carlee) Maraffi and Mackenzie Hetrick.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Ada was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul and Frank Durbino.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday (9-15-20) in the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 111 W. Falls St., New Castle. Funeral service, officiated by Deacon John Carran of Holy Spirit Parish, will be immediately following at 4 p.m. in the funeral home. Entombment: Resurrection Mausoleum, St. Mary's Cemetery, Union Township.
Lord God, you are attentive to the voice of our pleading. Give Ada eternal rest, O Lord, and may your light shine on her forever. Let us find in your Son comfort in our sadness, certainty in our doubt, and courage to live through this hour. Make our faith strong through Christ our Lord. Amen.
