With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Mary Theresa Tremel, 79, who passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2026. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, who will be deeply missed.
Mary was born in 1947 and grew up in Lilly, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (McCool) Salony.
She is survived by her two loving daughters and five grandchildren: daughters Betsy (Eddie) Johnson of Parkton, MD and Theresa (Larry) Churchwell of Mooresville, NC; grandchildren Zachary, Aden, Lily, Abby, and Caroline. She is also survived by sisters Helen (Michael) Smith, Anne (Randy) Passanita, and Peggy (Bill) Ireland and brother Richard (Joanne) Salony; sisters-in-law Janet Schachtner and Linda Salony; brothers-in-law Rocco Mantini, William Orklowsky, Regis (Patty) Tremel, and Tom Rightnour.
She is preceded in death by her devoted husband, Francis Tremel, her parents, and father and mother-in-law, Regis and Frances Tremel, sisters Rose Mary Orlowsky and Jeanne Mantini and brother William Salony, Jr.; sister-in-law Marybeth Rightnour; brother-in-law Frank Schachtner, and nephew Michael Tremel.
Mary graduated from Bishop Carroll High School in 1965 and from The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Johnstown in 1968; she received an Associate’s degree with high honors in Computer and Office Information Systems from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1998. She worked in various nursing positions before retiring.
She was a long-time member of the St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church and served as an eucharistic minister.
Mary was an avid baker, always ready with a gob cake or snickerdoodles for any occasion. She loved spending time golfing with her husband and friends. Her flowers and garden were always in bloom, and she gifted many with beautiful blankets she crocheted or knitted. Mary had a heart of gold.
Mary was a wonderful wife, mom, and grandma/Mimi, who loved spending time with her family, often traveling across the country to attend her grandchildren’s sporting events and activities. She was a kind soul who spent her life helping others, and even in death, through organ donation, she continues her legacy of giving. She touched countless lives and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 4:00pm-7:00pm at the Donahue Tylinski Funeral Home, Indiana. The Indiana County Nurses Honor Guard will conduct a service at 6:45 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 10:00am at the St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana. Interment will be made in the St. Bernard Cemetery, Indiana.
Donations can be made in Mary’s memory to the American Heart Association
