Tina Marie Houser (Vehovic), 62, of Penn Run passed away on Tuesday, March 30th at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on June 8th, 1958 in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Tina always made family a priority in her life and while she worked different jobs in her lifetime, her main job was taking care of her family. You could always count on her to “handle it” and make sure her family had everything they needed. She said that her greatest joy and accomplishment in her life was being married to a great guy. She felt that 41 years of devotion was worth celebrating and was proud of the life she and Barry built together. Together they shared three children: daughter, Gionni (Houser) Skupaka and husband Jon of Penn Run; son, Carson Houser and wife Lauren (Glasser) of Marion Center; daughter, Alex (Houser) Engle and husband Luke of Hillsdale; and three adored and loved grandchildren: Elsie Skupaka and Avery and Grant Houser.
Tina was an exceptional cook and baker. She made a home cooked meal nearly every night for her family and would always work on a recipe until she perfected it. She was always trying to share her love by feeding others. She was a lover of good coffee and good friends. She was always ready to travel and spend time with those she loved. She wanted to say thank you to everyone in her life for all of the acts of kindness through this long three-year journey with pancreatic cancer. She appreciated every single well wish, meal, taxi ride, priority help, visit, special delivery, and phone call. She is especially grateful to her prayer warriors and feels certain that she wouldn’t have made it this long without you all. The Holy Spirit, peace, and prayers are what kept her going for so long.
Tina was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Elsie (Begenyi) Vehovic, her brother, David Vehovic and niece, Laura Vehovic.
Surviving are her husband, children, and grandchildren, plus her siblings; brother Jeffrey Vehovic and wife Lorrie; brother Bradley Vehovic and wife Beverly; and sister Tammy Somogyi and husband Joseph; and sister-in-law Janet Vehovic along with many wonderful nieces and nephews that she enjoyed spending time with over the years. Family gatherings were always important to Tina and she always tried to make them happen even in the busy world that we live in now. She wishes everyone to try and stay connected. There is always time for family.
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, April 3rd at 11:00am at the Grace United Methodist Church in Indiana, PA.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations be made to Building Preservation Fund c/o Grace UM Church, P.O. Box 6, Indiana, PA 15701.
Service arrangements were made through the Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Clymer. Online condolences may be made at rbfh.net.
