Bessie Huba Churchfield

February 18, 1931 - July 15, 2017

Bessie Huba Churchfield, 86, of Irwin; formerly of North Versailles, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was born February 18, 1931 in Ruzomberok, Czechoslovakia. The daughter of the late Rev. Anton and Mary (Rekos) Huba. She was preceded in death by siblings David Huba, Ruth Granus, Esther Dearden, and Ethel Mazik. She was a prominent member of New Life Tabernacle Church, New Stanton where she was the Missions Director and actively involved with the Ladies Auxiliary. She volunteered knitting for the Blackburn Women’s Shelter, crocheted lap robes for the homeless, chemo caps for cancer patients, and baby clothes and blankets for premature babies. She is survived by her husband of 48 years Nelson H. Churchfield; her children Sharon (Robert) Peterson of North Huntingdon, Adrienne (Eric) Colwell of Strasbourg, OH, Sandra Churchfield of Irwin, and Thomas (Faith) Churchfield of Brandon, FL. She has seven grandchildren Melissa Helmick, Robert S. Peterson, Michelle Dial, Aimee Weiss, Jeremy Colwell, Eric Colwell, and Keith Churchfield; nine great grandchildren; also nieces and nephews. She was a former employee of Westinghouse Electric Corp., East Pittsburgh for many years. Family and friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday July 25th at the William Snyder Funeral Home Inc., 521 Main Street, Irwin, 724-863-1200. Everyone will gather for additional visitation from 9 a.m. till time of funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday in New Life Tabernacle Church, New Stanton. Interment will follow in Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, North Huntingdon Township. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservices.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Mother's name to Blackburn Women's Shelter in Greensburg, Rt. 66N.