- Date Of Birth: February 25, 1921
- Date Of Death: October 26, 2017
- State: Pennsylvania
Rita C. (Yost) Sleowsky, 96, of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at St. Anne Home, Greensburg. Rita was born February 25, 1921 in Hahntown, North Huntingdon Township. The daughter of the late William and Katherine Yost. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband, James M. Sleowsky on September 30, 1986; her brothers, Edward, Henry and Raphael Yost; and her sisters, Irene Jones Brivec, Cecelia Irwin, Regina Waltz, and Evelyn Sam. She is survived by her daughter, Janet C. Barker and her husband, Hal of Greensburg, and her son, James L. Sleowsky and his wife, Maureen of North Carolina. She is also survived by a loving granddaughter, Amy Sleowsky Bolch and her husband, Casey of North Carolina, many nieces and nephews, and several great nieces and great nephews. Prior to Rita moving to Greensburg in 1987 after the death of her husband, she was an active parishioner member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Irwin for many years. She served her parish faithfully as a C.C.D. teacher for elementary, middle and high school students. She additionally served with the parish C.Y.O. youth group.
