Theresa M Skavery

Theresa M. (Callaghan) Skavery, age 57 of 24 North Locust Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Ashland on August 19, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Aloysius and Marie T. “Stella” (Czeslowski) Callahan.

She was a 1979 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School.

On May 9, 1981 in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church she married Gerald Skavery who survives.
She was member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. Theresa dedicated her life to her family as a stay at home Mom. She cherished the time spent with her extensive family and loved ones. Every day she loved greatly and every day she was greatly loved.

In addition to her husband Gerald, Theresa is survived by three daughters, Carissa Cunningham and her husband Christopher of Mt. Carmel, Cassandra Skavery and her fiancé Frank Summers of Morristown, NJ and Chantelle Skavery of Mt. Carmel; three sons, Jason Skavery of Rochester, Pa., Justin Skavery and his fiancé Emily Love of Mt. Carmel and Josiah Skavery of Mt. Carmel; three grandchildren, Ava Marie Skavery, Cecelia Skavery and Edwin Aloysius Cunningham, two brothers, Patrick Callahan and his wife Peg of Hartland Michigan and Thomas Callahan and his wife Dorota of Aristes; one sister, Mary Anne Rubisch and her husband Dave of Palmyra, two aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday July 3, 2019 at 11:00 am in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church with the Rev. Francis J. Karwacki, Pastor as the celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Beaverdale. A viewing will be held on Wednesday from 9:00 am until 10:45 am at the Joseph J. Stutz, Inc. Funeral Home, 40 South Market Street Mt. Carmel, Joseph J. Stutz, III Supervisor. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105.