Mary Jane Nester

Mary Jane Nester, 72, of Shenandoah, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation in Frackville.

Born in Shenandoah on April 18, 1952, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Petio) Danowsky.

Mary Jane was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School.  She then attended Mt. Aloysius College in Altoona and took courses from the Hadley School for the Blind in Pittsburgh. While in college, she studied ballet and then continued her dancing at Carla’s Dance Studio in Shenandoah.  She worked as a cafeteria manager for State Manufacturing in New Philadephia.  Mary Jane was a very faithful woman having listened to daily Mass on EWTN and was very active in the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Shenandoah.  She was a member of the OLMC Woman’s Sodality, she was a member of the church choir and was always involved when the parish held the Italian Feast.  She also was a volunteer to help with the Girl Scouts, enjoyed knitting, and reading by audio due to her sight impairment.

Her surviving family includes her daughter- Angela Nester of NJ, her brother- Joseph Danowsky (Sally) of NJ, her sister- Ann Rizzardi (Tom) of Girardville, and 3 nephews- Louis, Jonathan, and Thomas.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 7th at 10am in Divine Mercy Parish, 218 W. Cherry St, Shenandoah.  A visitation will be held an hour before Mass from 9 to 10am in the church.  Burial will follow in St. Casimir’s Parish Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights.

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