Sondra Titus Croftcheck Brown
Coal Queen candidate was 33-year FDA employee
Sondra Titus Croftcheck Brown, 76, of Cranberry Township, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 18, 2014, in her home with her loving family by her side.
She was born in Carmichaels, a daughter of the late Thurman and Mary Smith Titus. She grew up in Carmichaels and graduated from Cumberland Township High School. She was a faithful member of North Way Christian Community in Wexford.
She worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency for 33 years. During her employment with the FDA, she received many awards for her service to the agency and farmers.
She was also the manager of Studio 19 Dance Complex, her daughter’s dance studio in Cranberry Township. After retirement, she was an employee of Prudential Preferred Realty.
In 1954, she was the first Coal Queen candidate representing Cumberland Township High School, now known as Carmichaels Area High School.
Deceased are her husbands, Thomas J. Croftcheck and John H. Brown, and beloved daughter, Terri Lynn Croftcheck Gresko.
Surviving are a son, Thomas (Cindy) Croftcheck, and a daughter, Tammy (Chris) Croftcheck Tallarico. She was the amazing grandmother of Gianna (Jim) Thomas, Nicholas (Dawn) Gresko, Rachelle (Gary) Giles, Regina Gresko, Michael Gresko, Thomas Gresko, Dylan Croftcheck and James Parey and great-grandmother of Hannah and Taylor Giles and Amelia and Nathan Thomas. Another great-grandchild, Harris, is expected in June.
Also surviving are a half brother, Thurman Kenneth Titus; a stepsister, Barbara F. Aspey; special cousins Beverly Morton Tekavec Dunlap and Glenda Titus Simmons; and many nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.
Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 25, in North Way Christian Community, 12121 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090. A luncheon celebration will follow. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3500 Brooktree Road, Wexford, PA 15090, or a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements were entrusted to Giunta-Bertucci Funeral Home Inc., 1509 Fifth Avenue, Arnold, PA 15068, JohnPaul Bertucci, supervisor.
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