IRENE R. SNEE, MATAMORAS, PA.

Irene R. Snee, age 98, late of Matamoras, PA, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008 at The Little Flower Manor Health Care Facility, Wilkes-Barre, PA.She was born on April 19, 1910 in Luzerne, PA, the daughter of the late Jacob and Stella Katetsky Mikoychik. She married Martin W. Snee, who predeceased her.Irene was retired from The Consolidated Cigar Co. at Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was a member of St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Matamoras, PA and the Alter and Rosary Society of St. Joseph's.She is survived by her daughter, Irene Yakupcin and her husband, Ronald of Matamoras, PA; her three grandsons, Mark, Neal, and Sean, and three great grandchildren, Jack, Anna and Payton. She is also survived by her two sisters, Constance Pierce of NYC and Helen Peers of Tallahassee, FL and several nieces and nephews.She was predeceased in death by her sisters, Sylvia Dicton, Anna May Pugh, Estelle Smalley and Jean Reese. She was also predeceased by her five brothers, Joseph, Bernard, Thomas, and Walter Mikoychik and Victor McCoy.Friends may call Wednesday, June 25 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. The vigil wake service will be held Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. August Ricciardi officiating.Prayers will be offered Thursday, June 26 at 9:45 a.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Matamoras, PA. Interment will take place at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carverton, PA.Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody funeral Home. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family, visit knight-auchmoody.com.