Theresa I. Pawelski

Theresa I. Pawelski of Milford, Pa., formerly of Matamoras, Pa., died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at Milford Senior Care, Milford, Pa. She was 88.
Daughter of George and Caterina DeNardo DeGiorgio, she was born on Aug. 14, 1928, in Calabria, Italy. She immigrated from Italy when she was four years old and spent most of her life in the Bronx, N.Y.
She worked for many years as a supervisor at Loehmann's in the Bronx, until she moved to Dumont, N.J., where she retired from sales with the Jersey Church Supply Company. She was a faithful member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Matamoras, Pa.
She was married to Martin A. Pawelski, who pre-deceased her on Oct. 18, 1989.
Survivors include her son, Martin Pawelski, and his wife, Deborah, of Milford; three grandchildren, Martin and his wife, Katherine, Matthew and Joseph Pawelski; and several nieces and nephews.
She was pre-deceased by two sisters, Lucy and Josephine; and brother James DeGiorgio.
Prayers were offered Monday, Oct. 31, at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in the Chapel at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. The Rev. John Fraser officiated. Interment followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Eternal World Television Network (Global Catholic Network). 5817 Old Leeds Rd., Irondale, Ala. 35210.
Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis, N.Y.