Dorothy Ann Buzitsky, 90, a former resident of Shoemaker Street, Swoyersville, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 17, 2013, at the Kingston Health Care Center, Kingston, where she had resided for the past few years.

Her beloved husband was the late Joseph M. Buzitsky, who passed away on November 18, 2000. Together, Joseph and Dorothy shared 57 beautiful years of marriage.

Born on May 20, 1923, in Swoyersville, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Vincent and Anna (Piatnik) Perhach.

Dorothy was a graduate of the former Swoyersville High School, Class of 1941. Most of Dorothy’s life was spent in Swoyersville, a place she truly loved.

Prior to her retirement, Dorothy was employed as an assistant manager for Endicott-Johnson Shoe Store, formerly located in the Midway Shopping Center, Wyoming.

Dorothy was a faithful Catholic and lifelong member of the former Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Swoyersville.

Following the consolidation of her church, Dorothy became a member of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Parish, Swoyersville.

Dorothy was a wonderful homemaker who always created and maintained a warm and loving home for her children.

Not a day went by that Dorothy didn't laugh, make friends, enjoy and give thanks for her life. She was always able to find the good in everyone and everything. When it came to her two sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren, she was a selfless caregiver until the end of her life. Her twin sister, Gertrude was her best friend and in every way, her strongest support through recent years of illnesses.

In addition to her parents, Vincent and Anna Perhach, and her husband, Joseph M. Buzitsky, Dorothy was preceded in death by her brothers, Emery, Joseph, Vincent and John Perhach.

Dorothy is survived by her sons, Joseph J. Buzitsky and his wife Elaine, of Raleigh, North Carolina and Edward S. Buzitsky and his wife Theresa, of Horsham, Pennsylvania; her twin sister, Gertrude Hardy, of Edwardsville; her grandchildren, Joseph Buzitsky and his wife Christine, of Raleigh, North Carolina and Bethann Fine, of Greenville, North Carolina; her great-grandchildren, Harrison Fine, Emilie Buzitsky, Ben Buzitsky and William Buzitsky; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at 9:30 AM from the Wroblewski Funeral Home, Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 AM in Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, with the Reverend Richard A. Zavacki, officiating.

Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in the Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville.

Family and Friends are invited to call on Friday, July 19, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, at the funeral home.

For additional information or to send the Buzitsky Family an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home web-site www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made in Dorothy’s memory to Erwine Home Health and Hospice, Inc., 270 Pierce Street, Suite 101, Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704.