Ann M. Skapura Dimarco

Ann M. Skapura DiMarco

Ann M. Skapura DiMarco, 88, of Erie, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at St. Mary's East.

She was born on January 4, 1930 in Erie, a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Turify Skapura.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers Bernard and Michael Skapura.

Ann was a graduate of Millcreek High School and Slippery Rock University. She also attended Penn State University. She had been a health and physical education teacher in Erie and City and County Schools. She also taught social studies. She retired in 1995. She was the library manager at Erie Business Center.

She was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and served as Past President, Recording Secretary, Parlimentarian, Trustee and Auditor. She reactivated the ACRY youth group and served as its President.

She was Past President of the Erie County Chapter of the Slippery Rock Alumni Association , a member of People for Life, Inc., PA Association of School Retirees, Slippery Rock Alumni Association, West Side Neighborhood Watch, and served on the Erie Water Authority. She was a volunteer at the Emmaus Soup Kitchen.

She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Nunez (Robert), of Erie; four grandchildren, Jeffrey DiMarco, Kassandra and Dimitri Nunez all of Erie, Alyssa Grucza (E-3 Airman First Class Anthony), of Abilene, TX; sister-in-law Florence Skapura of Erie and nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to call at the John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc, 2122 Raspberry Street, on Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Parastas service will be held at 7:00 p.m. A Divine Liturgy will be held at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church on Friday at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at St. Nicholas Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 1123 East Avenue, Erie, PA 16503 or People for Life, Inc., 1625 West 26th Street, Erie, PA 16502.