Hazel M. Pence

Hazel M. Pence, age 89, of New Castle, died at Quality Life Services-New Castle on March 26, 2025.

Hazel was born on September 26, 1935, in Little Marsh, PA., a daughter of the late John and Viola (Smith) Monk. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, crafting, and watching American Pickers and Westerns

Hazel is survived by her daughter, Mary Lou Andrushchenko; a stepson, Clyde M. Pence; a stepdaughter, Caroline (Bob) Swartz; three grandchildren, Emma Andrushchenko, Sasha (Alex) Slaughter, and Lissi Gleghorn; three great grandchildren, Sloane, Leland, and Evie; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Hazel was preceded in death by her first husband, Pete Andrushchenko, her second husband, Clyde Pence, two children, Kathy Palmer, and Linda Andrushchenko, her brothers, Harold and Dick Monk, and Jim Bump, and a sister Elnora Cole.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 31, 2025, from 5 - 7 pm at the Terry Cunningham Funeral Home, 258 Poland Avenue in Bessemer, PA.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 11:00 am, also at the Terry Cunningham Funeral Home.

The burial will take place in the Oak Park Cemetery.

Online condolences can be given at keystonefuneralservices.com.

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