Diana K Maruca

Diana K. Maruca, 88 of Anita went to be with the Lord on Wednesday,

April 16, 2025, while at home in the presence of loving family members.

She was born April 14, 1937 in Punxsutawney, a daughter of Arthur Allen

and Rose Louise (Pisano) Kephart.

She married Caesar Ted Maruca on November 8, 1958, who preceded her in

death on October 18,1987. They were blessed with seven children.

Diana was a woman of deep faith and devotion to God. She was a long-time

member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Anita, where she taught

Catechism classes and helped take care of the church. She and her beloved

husband got their children to church, taught them right from wrong, and

made them feel loved every single day.

Diana was very industrious, working at Sanitary Dairy and J.C. Penney's

in Punxsutawney during high school, and at Bell Telephone after graduation.

While raising her children she found time to volunteer for PTA, Little League

concessions stands, and Boy Scouts, and supported her husband greatly while

he was a member of Punxsutawney School Board. Later in life, she worked at

Blose McGregor(now Mulberry Square) then worked many years at Punxsutawney

Area Hospital scheduling for the Operating Room, where she touched many lives

as she comforted them on their way to surgery. She possessed a warm, caring,

friendly personality that everyone she worked with just loved being around.

Diana was the absolute best wife and mother, loving her family more than

words can describe. She cherished her calling as Mother, considering it her

starring role. Her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were her

treasures, whose lives she made sparkle with beauty and love.

Diana enjoyed gardening, playing cards, watching golf, and being a

cheerleader in high school. Her whole life she sacrificed her own wants and

needs to take care of her family and community, and she made everyone she met

feel cared for and special. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by her children, Christopher John (Karen) Maruca of the

Virgin Islands, Susan Diana Enterline of Coolspring, Nancy Lee Maruca of

Punxsutawney, Michael Caesar Maruca, Betsy Ann Maruca, and

Thomas Patrick Maruca, all of Anita, and Elisa Rose (Jim) Bennett of Kersey,

five grandchildren, Chad Maruca, Elizabeth (Ty) Kepler, Caesar (Emily) Maruca,

Tyler (Nikki) Maruca, and Rylee Enterline, three great grandchildren,

Taylor Maruca, Cassius Kepler, and Bria Maruca, as well as her brother

Arthur (Mary Lou) Kephart of Butler, four sisters, Patricia Blose of

Punxsutawney, Janet Stokes of Indiana, Sandra (Jeff) Hinderliter of

Punxsutawney, and Victoria (John) Zachary of Richmond, Virginia, and

numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two sisters,

Mary "Mimi" Weaver and Elissa Barker, and son-in-law Robert Enterline.Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. on Tuesday April 22, at Shumaker

Funeral Home, Inc, in Punxsutawney.

A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday April 23, at 11:00 A.M. officiated by

Monsignor Joseph Riccardo.

Memorial donations may be made to Cross Town Ministries Food Pantry or

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