Mar 13, 2013

Josephine Shimko Kendralla, 85, of Greensboro, went to be with the Lord at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Point Manor Personal Care Home, Point Marion.

She was born September 13, 1927, in Bobtown, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Bertha Miller Shimko.

Mrs. Kendralla remained a lifelong resident of Greene County.

She graduated from Mapletown High School, Class of 1946, and was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church of Greensboro.

Mrs. Kendralla worked at Houze Glass Factory in Point Marion and eventually retired from Hills Department Store in Morgantown, W.Va., where she managed the toy department for 17 years.

On July 3, 1948, she married the love of her life, Edward Kendralla, and they began a life together on their beloved corner at Fieldsons Crossing. Sacrificially, they cleared the land, farmed livestock and built a home, known today as Circle-K-Ranch. She was a devoted wife and a devoted mother to her two sons, Edward (deceased in 1980) and Kevin and daughter Karen.

She enjoyed her time most when spending it with her family and working alongside them outdoors. A smile could always be seen as she rode alongside Ed in the John Deere Gator as they “toured the farm.” Only her four grandchildren and a great-grandchild could bring more joy to her eyes. She loved her family and will be lovingly missed.

In addition to her husband, a son and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret L. Gashie.

She is survived by her two children and their spouses, Kevin (Melissa) Kendralla of Gahanna, Ohio, and Karen (Randy) Welch of Kingwood, W.Va.; granddaughters Sheri (Mike) Guinn of Chesterfield, Mo., and Holly (Jordan) Brimm of Reedsville, W.Va.; grandsons Edward Kendralla of Phoenix, Ariz., and Michael Kendralla of Gahanna, and their mother, Roberta Kendralla of Gahanna; a great-grandchild, Alexis Welch of West Virginia; a brother, Joseph Shimko of New Port Richie, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Rose Kendralla of Greensboro; a brother-in-law, Frank Kendralla of Aliquippa; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in Louis E. Rudolph Funeral Home, Thomas B. Rudolph, funeral director and supervisor, 15 Main Street, Point Marion, 724-725-5256, and until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, when brief prayers will be said in the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Hubert Roman Catholic Church of Point Marion with the Rev. Andrew M. Kawecki as celebrant. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion. Parish wake service will be held in the funeral home at 8:45 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be given in honor of the loving individuals who cared for her in Point Manor. To honor these blessings to Mrs. Kendralla, please complete a Mass card in the funeral home and indicate family use, or contact the funeral home as to how a donation can be made. Condolences can be emailed to the family at rudol76@atlanticbb.net.