Matushka Anne Pawlush, 99, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Country Meadows, Leader Heights, York. She was the beloved wife of the late Archpriest George Pawlush. Born ...

In Russian Orthodox Christianity, the wife of a priest is called “matushka,” an endearment that means “little mother.” The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America does not have the same term, but it ...

Matushka was the choir director and church administrator for St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Redford for many years. Instate: 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church until the ...

Matushka Julia K. Romanchak, 100, passed away in the arms of our Lord on January 11, 2026 and has taken her place among the angels. May God bless her and grant her memory eternal. Predeceased in 2012 ...

Matushka Eleanor Margitich October 3, 1928 – April 25, 2025 Matushka Eleanor (Gogats) Margitich was born in Athenia, New Jersey on Oct. 3rd, 1928, giving her the self-title of “Jersey Girl” because it ...

Matushka Helen Kuchta, 81, of Frackville, passed away unexpectedly Friday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born in Frackville, she was predeceased by her ...

Matushka Pamela Ann Micek, 71, of West Scranton, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is survived by her devoted husband of 46 years, Mitered ...

Matushka Olga S. Chanda, 92, formerly of Olyphant, died Tuesday. She was the wife of the Very Rev. Michael J. Chanda. Matushka Olga served the needs of the Russian Orthodox Church and the faithful ...

Matushka Patricia (Hamarich) Bohush fell asleep in the Lord on August 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Matushka Patricia was born in Endicott, NY to George and Pauline Hamarich. Matushka ...

Matushka Margaret Ressetar departed this life in the hope of the resurrection and eternal life on Friday, February 17, 2006, just two days before her 101st birthday in St. Vincent Hospital, Staten ...

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America. Orthodoxy — the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 21—Hundreds of people gathered in the Western Alaska village of Kwethluk on Saturday to witness the exhumation of Matushka ...