Mary Yuhas

Mary Yuhas, age 97, died in Denver, Colorado on July 23, 2015. Born March 30, 1918 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where she resided until she moved to Denver, Colorado in 1971. She worked as an electronics solderer on closed circuit boards during World War II and then held various other positions until retiring and becoming an honorary grandma to numerous children. Mary was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and held numerous chairs, including Worthy Matron of the Augustus Chapter in New Jersey and remained a member of the Emmaus Chapter for a total of 61 years. Mary is survived by her daughter Irma (Mel) Weiss of Karmiel, Israel; her grandchildren, Heather (Jeff) Wedgle of Denver, CO, Jordan (Sarit) Polevoy of Ra'Anana, Israel, Esther (Richard) Zekman of Franklin, MI, Kimberly (Thomas) Riccoboni of Tinton Falls, NJ, and Stephanie Yuhas (Matt Conant) of Philadelphia, PA; her great grandchildren, Raquel and Caleb Wedgle, Haddar, Danielle, and Raquel Polevoy, Aaron, Jonah, and Asher Zekman, and Vincent and Gianna Riccoboni; nieces, Margaret Rose ""Bunny"" DeLong of Ghent, NY, Judy (Al) Mangini of Monroe Township, NJ, and Virginia Massa of Toms River, NJ. Mary was preceded in death by her son Paul Yuhas. Services and interment will be held at Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens, 8600 E. Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80231 on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 1:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675 or to the charity of choice.