Mary Chellis

Mary Chellis, 91, of Keelersburg Road, Tunkhannock passed away in Baltimore, Maryland on March 12th. Born on March 1, 1921 in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances Rokosz Wiernusz. Mrs. Chellis was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock and St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock, MD and devoted to her faith. She was employed for many years at Rowker Manufacturing Co. She was an avid gardener and crocheter who loved her family and her farm. She was a dedicated voter, having received an award for voting 50 years in a row. Mary spent time in her youth working at a war manufacturing factory during WW II. Mrs. Chellis was preceded in death by her husband Charles Stephen Chellis and brothers Leonard, Edward, and Chet Wiernusz. She is survived by her sons Charles and wife Paulette Chellis of Baltimore, MD and James Chellis and Esther Chellis of Tunkhannock; and siblings and their families Michael Wiernusz, Ann Stroka, and Ceil Kobylski all of Tunkhannock. She was the loving grandmother of five grandchildren, Darby Bade, Corinne McHale, Stefan Chellis, and Jessica and Amanda Chellis, their spouses, and doting great-grandmother to her two great-grandsons, Carter and Jackson. Funeral services will be held on Friday March 16th at 9:30 am from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, Inc., 73 W. St. Tunkhannock with at Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am from the Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock. Interment will be in Mt Carmel Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 – 8 pm. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.sheldonkukuchkafuneralhome.com.