Marquitta Misciskia, 1938-2022
LIBERTY — Marquitta Misciskia, 83, of Liberty, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, March 1, 2022, with her family by her side.
Marquitta was born July 13, 1938, in Maplewood, Pa., a daughter of John H. and Mildred N. Kinsey Duerden.
She had worked at Peggy Kish Dress Shop, was a supervisor in bookkeeping at Mahoning Bank, a teller at Dollar Bank and later was a staff person for the Lake to River Girl Scout Council.
She was a member of Church Hill United Methodist Church.
Marquitta enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, Europe and Asia with Girl Scout Troop 57 and a marching group called the Scot-Eres from Niles. Working with photography was also very special to her, but most of all, she loved spending time with her family. Marquitta enjoyed meeting with her classmates from Liberty High School Class of 1956.
She will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by her family: her son, Richard G. (Mary Lynn) Buckner of Vienna and her daughter, Pamela D. Woeckener; her son-in-law, Michael Miklus of Hubbard; her grandchildren, Alicia (Patrick) Shields, Alexis (Glenn) Laney and Ashley (Dom) Carano; five great-grandchildren; stepchildren; and stepgrandchildren. She also leaves her brothers, David W. (Joan) Duerden of Hubbard and John Wayne (Roxie) Duerden of Bremo Bluff, Va.; sister-in-law, Judy Buckner; brother-in-law, Fred (Patricia) Buckner; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Richard V. Buckner and Albert Misciskia; her daughter, Cynthia J. Miklus; and great-grandson, Carlos Sanchez; sister-in-law, Joyce Hull; and brother-in-law, James Buckner.
Special thanks to all the nurses and staff that cared for her.
Private services were held on Monday, March 7, 2022. Marquitta was laid to rest in Belmont Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made, in her memory, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home.
Family and friends are invited to visit the funeral home’s website at www.stewart-kyle.com to share memories and condolences.
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