Catherine H. (Plafcan) Ziller

Catherine H. “Kate” Ziller, 89, of Beaver Township, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening at her residence.

Born in Beaver Township. September 25, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John Plafcan and Anna (Zapach) Plafcan-Yutko, and had spent most of her life in Beaver Township. except for eight years from 1952-1960 when she resided in Englishtown NJ.

Kate was a member of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Weston and enjoyed going to automobile races with her husband and competing in powder puff races where she won two of them and rolled over in the third.

She was preceded in death in addition to her parents, by her husband Victor A. Ziller, Jr., who passed away on October 23, 2011; brothers John and Nicholas Plafcan, and Joseph and Larry Yutko; and a sister Theresa Weitzel.

Surviving are a daughter Sherry Sprout and her husband James; a son Ronnie V. Ziller and his wife Gail, all of Beaver Township; three grandchildren Michael LaBuda and his wife Tina, Beaver Township; Pete Ziller and his wife Tammy, Bloomsburg; and A.J. Ziller and his wife Lynn, Beaver Township; seven great-grandchildren Alyssa, Tanner, A.J. Jr., Brock, and Chloe Ziller, and Andy and Nate LaBuda; a sister Carol Bolinsky, Beaver Township; and several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial Monday at 10:30 AM in Sacred Heart R.C. Church, 554 Main Street, Weston.  Private burial will take place in the parish cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Kate’s memory can be made to American Diabetes Association 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwood, PA 19004.

Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (West) 1265 Rock Glen Road, Rock Glen is assisting the family with the arrangements.  Online condolences can be entered and more information is available at www.harmanfuneral.com.

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