Peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Wife of the late Joseph J. Kowacz; loving mother of Joyce (Ray) Ross, Carol Kowacz, JoAnn (Thaddeus) Rogowski and John (Julie) Kowacz of Michigan; proud grandmother of Jesse, Seth (Fiancée Caren Peck) Ross, Navah (Michael) Adams, Leah, Jared and Adam Rogowski; great-grandmother of Brighton. Friends received Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the SZAFRANSKI - EBERLEIN FUNERAL HOME, INC., 101 Third St., Carnegie. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National Aviary, Allegheny Commons West, 700 Arch St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 or to the Arthritis Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, 790 Holiday Dr., Foster Plaza #11, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.