Catherine Christine Yukish

Catherine Christine Yukish, 67, died Tuesday, April 2, 2024 after a prolonged health decline.  Born in Uniontown on November 18, 1956, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Gavrich) Yukish. She was also preceded in death by her brother John.

Cathy's education included: St Mary Elementary, & Laurel Highlands High in Uniontown, a BA in English from Penn State U, and programs from several seminaries.  She was a state spelling champion, a wiz at crossword puzzles, a gifted journalist and musician: A Croatian curmudgeon, hiding a tender heart with an incredible gift for intercessory prayer.  

Cathy was active in Charismatic prayer groups and Cursillo in both dioceses of Greensburg and Pittsburgh. She invested time with the Pittsburgh Sisters of St Joseph, Philadelphia Trinitarians, and Uniontown Sisters of St Basil the Great. She was District Manager, Circulation Dept. for the Herald Standard newspaper of Uniontown; worked in Campus Ministry at Point Park College; and served as caregiver at a facility for mentally and physically handicapped persons in Pittsburgh.

She had a passion for music, good food, PSU basketball, and the Lord Jesus.  Many of her friends are known only to God, drawn from her various ministries, but also these: Kathie McBride of Ohio, Christine Haines, Rev. Dr. Deborah Harris, Kim & Tex Show, Deb Murphy, and the gregarious Cannizzaro Clan that kept her from becoming a complete hermit. 

There will be no public visitation.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 3 at 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Anne, 1870 Rostraver Road, Rostraver Twp, PA 15012. Following the Funeral Mass, all are invited to a reception at the Cannizzaro Farm. All who knew her are invited to join in the celebration of her life; we are confident that she will be with us, only singing with the Heavenly choir, from the other side of the veil.  

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the James C. Stump Funeral Home Inc., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township (724-929-7934) www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com