Margaret "Peggy" Orient Sanko, 96, of Donora passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on February 21, 1927 in Donora the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Cameron Orient.

She was a proud 1944 graduate of Donora High School. She retired from Mon Valley Hospital and was a long time member of the Daughters of Scotia. She celebrated her Scottish heritage proudly. She was a member of the former Calvary Presbyterian Church in Donora. Peggy was a die-hard sports fan and loved her Steelers and Los Angeles Lakers. She was very involved in all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildrens lives by faithfully attending their soccer, football, dance, wrestling, and basketball games. She loved to sit on her porch and greet all of her neighbors. You could say that she never met a stranger. She was known to the neighborhood as Grandma Peggy. Thank you to all of her friends and neighbors that kept a smile on her face.

She is survived by her beloved children Denise (Louis) Lubecki and Michael Sanko, all from Donora. Cherished grandchildren Jennifer (Jay) Ambrose, Christopher Lubecki, and Dr. Lisa Sanko (Brandon), all from Donora and Kimberly (Jeffery) McDowell, from Belle Vernon. Adored great-grandchildren Chase, Madison, and Brennan Ambrose and Jordyn and Olivia McDowell. Loving sisters Rita Gojich from Donora and Mavis (Russell) Perney from Monessen. Many beloved nieces and nephews. She is preceeded in death by her sister Elizabeth "Frizz" Paraschak, brother-in-laws William Paraschak and Edward Gojich, and nephew Russell Perney Jr. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened"-Dr. Seuss. Pass along a smile today in Peggy's memory.


Arrangements have been entrusted to the Anthony L. Massafra Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Inc., 40 Second Street Extension, Donora, PA 15033 (724) 379-6900 where the family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, November 2, 2023. Funeral services will be conducted in the Funeral Home at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 3, 2023, with Rev. Don Glunt officiating.

Interment will follow in Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora, PA

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