Our Obituaries

She married the late John A. Pencek from Scranton, PA in 1938.  They were married until John passed away on May 8, 1994.  She is survived by her son, Richard W. Pencek of Lemont, Pennsylvania.

Alma worked at the Novelty Slipper Show Factory in Port Jervis, New York for eighteen years. When the factory moved to Middletown, New York, she worked another eighteen years at Go Far Footware.  She started the career as a cutter and ended as an office and payroll clerk.

When she was not working, she was very active with various youth programs in Port Jervis. Alma, along with her husband John, started the Youth Junior Bowling League in Port Jervis, NY. This program was held at the Port Jervis and Minisink Bowling Lanes.  She worked with the program for over thirty four years where as many as four hundred kids participated during the week. 

Alma held several offices with several bowling associations.  She was active in the Port Jervis Association, the Middletown Women’s and New York State Associations.  She also held offices with the National W.I.B.C.

She was a lifetime member of the Middletown Women’s Bowling Association.  Both Alma and her husband, John, were inducted into the Bowling Hall of Fame for their many years of service to the youth bowling leagues.

In 1996, Alma moved to Anacortes, WA for health reasons.  She lived there several years where her niece Joan Cox assisted her with maintaining her own apartment.  She was blessed with the faculties to still maintain all the functions and an apartment into her nineties.  She still maintained close contact with her son, Richard, on the east coast along with several of his classmates. Some actually visited her in Washington.

Alma and John were very active in their son’s participation in athletics.  They did not miss a football or lacrosse game while he was at Rutgers, and made many visits to Penn State to see lacrosse.  They made many friends with these visits.  Even Joe Paterno wrote her and sent photographs to wish her well. 

She loved to travel.  Alma and John traveled to Europe several times, and she along with her son would go to Canada or Oregon when he would visit.

Alma was very close to her extended family.  She kept in close contact with them.  She always tried to help others, and always remembered to send cards or telephone friends when there was a special occasion.  Her kindness and thoughtfulness will be sorely missed. Memorial services  will be announced  at a later date and will be held at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home,  154 E. Main St. Port Jervis, NY.   Arrangements  are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc.,154 East Main St., Port Jervis, NY.  For information,directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.