Mona Rae Mercante
Mona Rae Mercante, 83, of Marianna, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021. She was born August 14, 1937, in Washington, a daughter of the late Ray and Sara Sowers. She attended West Bethlehem Schools.
Mona married the late Robert A. Mercante Sr. May 31, 1956, and devoted her life to her family as a homemaker and business owner. The two shared more than 63 years of marriage.
Mona enjoyed time spent at the casino, doing word search puzzles and watching Jeopardy.
In addition to her family devotion, she spent selfless hours helping care for others. Mona found so much joy with her family, whether it be a birthday celebration, a holiday or just a dinner together on a Sunday.
She is survived by two sons, Robert Mercante Jr. of Lone Pine and Rick (Amy) Mercante of Harmony; as well as brother, Richard Sowers of Washington; and a sister, Shirley Newman of Gilbert, Ariz. In addition, she is survived by two granddaughters, Lisa (Ryan) Post and Alina Mercante; a great-grandson, Anthony Post; as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Lois Crispin, Cora Skirchak and Marjorie Sowers; and a brother, Ken Sowers.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, in the Nichol Funeral Home, 1873 East Maiden Street, Washington. Additional visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of a funeral service, Wednesday, June 23, in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Horn Cemetery, West Bethlehem Township.
A guest book may be signed at www.nicholfuneralhome.com.
Memorial donations may be made to The American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacher Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601 (www.lung.org), or the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 (www.kidney.org).