She was born in Pittston, PA on December 12, 1925 daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose Ritzie Loncala.
She was a graduate of the Pittston High School and worked at her local Catholic Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York as the director of purchasing.
Sophie will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a friend to all who knew and loved her.
Surviving is a daughter Dr. Ann Matt Maddrey and her husband Dr. Willis Maddrey, Plano, Texas; Three grandsons, Jeffrrey Maddrey, Chevy Chase, MD, Gregory Maddrey, Wayzata, Minnesota and Thomas Maddrey, Plano, Texas; a sister Nora Gayza, Dupont and a God Daughter Marian Wanielista, Endicott, NY.
She was preceded in death by her brothers John and Peter Loncala and a sister Ann Loncala.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 A.M. in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery Chapel Lackawanna Ave. and Pine St. Dupont to be celebrated by the Rev. Joseph D. Verspy. Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home 200 Wyoming Ave. Dupont
Those wishing to attend the mass are asked to go directly to the Chapel.
