Irene E. (Catlos) Mikeska, 89, of Gilpin Township, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Our Family’s Home in Ford City, PA.

A daughter of the late Michael Catlos and Mary (Bringer) Catlos, she was born October 7, 1926, in Kelly Station, PA, Armstrong County.

Irene was a member of the Forks Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gilpin Twp. where she participated in the Forks Church Altar Guild.  For 13 years, she had worked as a bottling line laborer for the J.S. Finch Co. Distillery Plant in Schenley.  She was a member of the United Lutheran Society.  Among her interests were gardening, walking, baking, canning and cooking.  She also enjoyed sports and doing word search puzzles.

Survivors include her son, Edward J. Mikeska of Houston, TX (and his companion Jamie Moon of Tucson, AZ); her daughter, Carol Solomon (Terry) of Gilpin Twp., PA; two grandchildren, Eric Solomon and Rachel Merritt (Adam); three sisters, Lillian Yamber (Larry) of Oklahoma, PA, Helen Gondell (Francis) of Gilpin Twp., PA, and Ann Cassese of Cleveland, OH.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. “Lefty” Mikeska on July 13, 2005, three brothers, Albert, Milan and Edward Catlos; and a sister, Mildred Berdell.

Friends welcomed by her family on Friday, July 15, 2016 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Clawson Funeral & Cremation Center, 170 Main Street, Leechburg (724-842-1051).  Additional viewing will be held from 10-11 AM on Saturday at Forks Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 253 Forks Church Road, Gilpin Twp., followed by funeral ceremonies at 11 AM with the Reverend Terri Landers officiating.  Interment following at St. Catherine Cemetery, 614 Evergreen Road, Gilpin Twp. 

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