Obituary for Carol Mazanowski Hopkins (Wernicki)
Carol Wernicki Mazanowski Hopkins, 85, formerly of Erie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 5, 2022 in Harrisburg, PA. She was born in Erie on May 10, 1936 a daughter of the late John B. and Helen Wittenburg Wernicki.
Carol graduated from Academy High School and worked as a bus driver with the Wattsburg School District. She was a former member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, John W. Mazanowski; her second husband, Harry Hopkins; Carol loved both of her husbands dearly and so, she kept both names; two sisters, Eleanor Martin and Virginia Kochanczyk; and her nephew, Alan Johnson.
Survivors include her son, Michael Stephen Mazanowski and his wife, Debbie, of Wattsburg; her daughter, Patricia Tech and her husband, Alan, of Elliotsburg, PA; eight grandchildren, Jessica Phillips, Sarah Kirstner (Peter), Andrew Tech (Kristine), Emily Henry (Donald), Lisa Burek (Daryl), Michael Mazanowski (Shannon), Joseph Mazanowski (Toni), and Stephanie Mazanowski; 15 great grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie Johnson, of Erie; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and are invited to services there on Monday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org
Carol graduated from Academy High School and worked as a bus driver with the Wattsburg School District. She was a former member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, John W. Mazanowski; her second husband, Harry Hopkins; Carol loved both of her husbands dearly and so, she kept both names; two sisters, Eleanor Martin and Virginia Kochanczyk; and her nephew, Alan Johnson.
Survivors include her son, Michael Stephen Mazanowski and his wife, Debbie, of Wattsburg; her daughter, Patricia Tech and her husband, Alan, of Elliotsburg, PA; eight grandchildren, Jessica Phillips, Sarah Kirstner (Peter), Andrew Tech (Kristine), Emily Henry (Donald), Lisa Burek (Daryl), Michael Mazanowski (Shannon), Joseph Mazanowski (Toni), and Stephanie Mazanowski; 15 great grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie Johnson, of Erie; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and are invited to services there on Monday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org