Betty L. Kocis of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, July 30, 2017, in the transitional care unit of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 84.

Mrs. Kocis was born February 1, 1933, in Sharpsville, a daughter of J. Dale and Elizabeth A. Farnicorn Brown. She attended the former St. Joseph Parochial Grade School, Sharon, and was a 1951 graduate of Sharon High School.

Betty was a homemaker and a wonderfully caring mother.  Early in her life, she worked as a teller at the former M & M Bank for 18 years.

She was an active member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, serving with the Ave Maria Society and the church catering committee. When her children attended Notre Dame Grade School, she worked with the home room mothers, in the lunch room and served as the librarian for the school. She also volunteered for many years at the Keystone Blind Association and with Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed sewing, reading, traveling and playing bridge.

Her husband, Joseph A. Kocis, whom she married September 26, 1953, passed away on March 19, 2017. Surviving are three sons, Thomas J. Kocis and his wife Jane, Texas; Kenneth D. Kocis and his partner Steven Bright, Pittsburgh; and Gary R. Kocis and his wife Rose, Virginia; a brother, Robert Brown, Hermitage; four grandchildren, Brent, Erin, Matthew and Julia Kocis; a dear cousin, Colette Layshock, Sharpsville; and many nieces and nephews.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Saint John Paul II Elementary School, 2335 Highland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148.

Calling hour will be from 1 p.m. until the time of service on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 , in the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage.

Funeral Mass of Christian burial will be 2 p.m. Wednesday , in the church, with the Very Rev. Richard Allen, pastor, as celebrant.

Arrangements by J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.