Mount Carmel - Deborah A. Kanowicz, 60, of 220 North Walnut Street passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 in her residence with her family at her side.

Born in Shamokin on January  26, 1959, she was the daughter of Mary (Dando) Rynkiewicz of Kulpmont and the late Bernard Rynkiewicz

She was employed at Danville State Hospital in the environmental services department.

On September 22, 1995 in Mount Carmel she married the love of her life Russell Kanowicz, who survives.

She attended Mount Carmel Area High School and was a member of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

In addition to her husband and her mother, she is survived by a daughter, Danielle Koutch and her husband Robert of Ashland; two granddaughters, Morgan and Haley Koutch; three sisters, Cheryl Worgen and her husband Chip of Shamokin; Alexis Bozza of Mount Carmel and Bella Deeter and her husband Scott of Kulpmont; a brother, Rick Rynkiewicz and his wife Laurie of Tamaqua as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.  In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Joseph Bozza.

FUNERAL NOTICE

Deborah A. Kanowicz, 60, of 220 North Walnut Street, Mount Carmel - Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 11:00 am in Church of Our Lady, 47 South Market Street, Mount Carmel with Father Francis Karwacki, officiating.  Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Beaverdale.  Visitation will be held Wednesday morning from 9:00 - 10:45 with Vigil Prayers at 10:00 in the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home, Inc., 27 North Vine Street, Mount Carmel, C.J. Lucas IV, Supervisor.  To send condolences to the family please visit www.cjlucasfuneralhome.com