OBITUARY: 53-Year Melbourne Resident Ann Shark, 79, Passes Away Feb. 11

Ann worked at University Park Elementary School for many years

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Ann “Pudgy” Shark (nee Mirowsky), 79, formerly of Little Falls, New Jersey, passed away on February 11, 2023, in Melbourne, Florida.

She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond and daughter of Paul and Anne (Danilack) Mirowsky; devoted mother of Steven (Christy), Michael, and Andrew (Christina); cherished grandmother of nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She is also survived by her loving brother-in-law Leonard and several nieces and nephews.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Ann moved to Little Falls and then to Melbourne, Florida, where she resided for 53 years. She worked at University Park Elementary School for many years.

She was a member of St. John’s Russian Orthodox Church in Singac, New Jersey.

Ann is predeceased by her husband Raymond (1986); her brothers Paul (1997), Myron (2009) and Lawrence (2022) and sisters Dora Dzama (2008) and Helen Marshall Sanagorsky (2015).

A viewing will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brownlie Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne.

A visitation will also be held in New Jersey on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gaita Memorial Home, Little Falls, New Jersey.

Her funeral service for Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 24, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa, New Jersey.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, 29 Weaver Street, Little Falls, New Jersey 07424, which will be appreciated.

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