Connie L. White
Connie L. White, 78, of Beaver Falls passed away Sunday at Villa St. Joseph, located in Baden.
Born Sept. 8, 1939, in Beaver Falls, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Martha (Polhemus) Orlowski.
She was a member of the Happy Days Car Cruise of Beaver Falls.
Connie taught Sunday CCD classes at St. Rose of Lima for 12 years and volunteered at the Beaver Valley Nursing Home.
Connie's greatest joy came from playing with and making memories with her grandchildren and cruising around in her 1957 teal-blue Chevy.
Surviving are her husband of 56 years, James (Dick) R. White; five children, Pamela and her husband, Thomas Chickness, of Harmony, Timothy R. White of Beaver Falls, Bonnie and her husband, Charles Lewis, of Beaver Falls, Donald and his wife, Jean White, of East Palestine, Ohio; Donna and her husband, David Ratkovich, of Beaver Falls; eight grandchildren, Andrea and Jason Chickness of Harmony, Chad and Matthew Lewis of Beaver Falls, Christina and Megan White of East Palestine; Jessica and her husband, Zachary Black, of Beaver Falls, Jacob Ratkovich of Beaver Falls; and a brother, Gary L. and his wife, Frieda Orlowski, of Rochester.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Ronald and Robert (Butch) Orlowski.
WHITE — Friends of Connie L. White, who died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Campbell's Chippewa Funeral Home, 2618 Darlington Road, Chippewa.Prayers will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. Monica Roman Catholic Church, Chippewa. The Mass will be celebrated by Father Kim J. Schreck.Private interment will follow in Beaver Falls Cemetery in Beaver Falls.Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to Villa Saint Joseph of Baden, Inc. 1030 W. State St., Baden, PA 15005.Please visit www.campbellfuneralhomes.com.
