Julia Schnitta

Julia K. Schnitta (nee Katonica) of Yonkers died on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at age 89. Born on March 28, 1924 to Andrew and Julia Katonica in Culver, Pennsylvania; moved to Yonkers and graduated from Commerce High School. Mrs. Schnitta worked as an instructor for New York Telephone Company in White Plains for over twenty five years; retiring in 1986. On September 22, 1951 she married Paul Schnitta in Emanuel Lutheran Church; he died in 1991. Julia was a World War II Navy Veteran serving as a nurse at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland for five years. She was a former member of the Polish Center, and was an avid traveler to Europe, Russia and cruises. She is survived by her two children; Paul (Suzanne) Schnitta of Harrison and Christine (Thomas) Quinn of Sherman, Ct., her three grandchildren; Brittney, Alexandra and Samantha, her brother Joseph and her sister Pauline Caputo. She was predeceased by two brothers John and Andrew Katonica. Visiting hours will be a the Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Thursday, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 20th at 10:30 a.m. Interment Oakland Cemetery. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Dr., Clarksburg, Maryland 20871.

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