Helen “Honey” (Tencer) Kocerka, 88, of Bobtown, Pa., passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at home with her family by her side. She was born Friday, May 27, 1932, in Collier, Pa., daughter of Michael P. Tencer Sr. and Mildred (Balas) Tencer.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. “Jack” Kocerka, and two brothers, Michael P. Tencer Jr. and Frank Tencer.
Helen was a member of Saint Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, of Bobtown, Pa., now part of Saint Matthias Parish, former member of the Bobtown Senior Citizens Club, an avid baker and especially loved to play bingo and games of chance with her husband and family.
She is survived by six children, Ed Kocerka and wife Nina, of Greensboro, Jack Kocerka and wife Heidi, of St. Augustine, Fla., Carol Kocerka, of Gilbert, Ariz., Janet Kocerka, of Bobtown, Pa., Michael Kocerka, of Bobtown, Pa., and Barbara VanHorn, of Gilbert, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margaret Popernack, of Alexandria, Va., Bernadine Krause, of Seven Hills, Ohio; one brother, Albert Tencer, of Morgantown; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be private for the family and are under the direction of the Louis E. Rudolph Funeral Home, Thomas B. Rudolph, Funeral Director & Supervisor, Point Marion, Pa.
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