Janis E. Holsinger Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Janis E. Holsinger, 71, of East Rochester, formerly of Freedom, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018, in Heritage Valley Beaver. Born November 2, 1946, in Sewickley, a daughter of the late Victor G. and Irene Blistan Ferrand, she was a retired employee with Heritage Valley Beaver, where she had worked for over 20 years, and was a part-time employee with Comfort Keepers with the Home Health Care Agency. She was a member of the New Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Economy Borough, where she had been very active as a volunteer. She was also a volunteer with the Hurricane Katrina Relief. An avid bowler, she was a 1964 graduate of Freedom Area High School and served on the reunion committee. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Lee I. Holsinger and his wife, Lynnette, Chippewa Twp., and Eric V. Holsinger, Freedom; two daughters and one son-in-law, Leslie A. Palakovich and her husband, David, East Rochester and Pamela S. Holsinger, Freedom; seven grandchildren, D.J., Cameron, Ashley, Aubrey, Damen, Haley and Colton; two great-grandchildren, Mia and Aiden; one brother and sister-in-law, Thomas V. and Shirley “Shan” Ferrand, Columbiana, Ohio; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Ernestine R. Puppich, Economy Borough and Vicki I. and Kenneth Hissam, Baden, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Nick Puppich. Friends will be received Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the New Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Economy Borough. Officiating will be her pastor, the Rev. Martin Galbraith. Inurnment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001 or the New Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 2nd Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042.

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Janis E. Holsinger

November 2, 1946 - January 5, 2018