Mary L. Schreckenghost of Hermitage passed away at 7:28 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2018, in the Sharon Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. She was 77.

Mrs. Schreckenghost was born November 17, 1940, in Boston, MA, a daughter of the late Paul and Daisy (Robertson) Hunter.

A homemaker, Mary was a woman of strong faith and a former member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. She enjoyed going to the ocean and collecting sea shells, fishing, flower gardening and painting ceramics and was a fan of the Atlanta Braves. She also loved her dog Precious and, years earlier, had show dogs.

Her husband, Harry Schreckenghost, whom she married November 25, 1977, passed away in November of 1987.

Surviving are: two daughters, Christina Adams (Jason); and Rebecca Schreckenghost (Nathan Nicklas), all of Hermitage; three sons, Terry Stevenson, of Hermitage; Neil St. Peter and Duwayne St. Peter (Karin); several grandchildren, including Danielle Schreckenghost, Nicole Stevenson, Zachary Stevenson, Emory Nicklas and Brandie Stiles; and a great grandson, Shawn Michael LaCamera.

Besides her parents and husband, Mary was preceded in death by a sister, Diane Boudreault; and a brother, John Hunter.

Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Friday, March 16, 2018, in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, in the funeral home, with Rev. Thomas Whitman, pastor of St. Joseph Church, Sharon, officiating.