Michalene A. Scarmack

Michalene A. (Wolgast) Scarmack, 78, of Sharon, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, October 16, 2026, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.

Mrs. Scarmack was born on December 8, 1947, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Albert M. and Frances (Tomack) Wolgast. She was a 1965 graduate of Farrell High School.

For 35 years, Michalene worked as an optician at Sharon Optical and was a longtime member of St. Joseph Church, also in Sharon.

A talented baker, she also enjoyed hosting family and friends at her home after preparing a large meal and taking shopping trips with her daughter.

Above all else, Michalene was a dedicated wife, caring mother, and adoring grandmother to her nine beautiful grandchildren and three precious great-grandchildren.

Her high school sweetheart and beloved husband of 59 years, Arthur A. Scarmack, Jr., whom she married on May 13, 1967, survives at their home in Sharon.

Michalene is also survived by her daughter, Stacey Basile (Michael), of Hermitage; two sons, Jeff Scarmack (Lynn), of Jacksonville, FL, and Brian Scarmack (Regina), of Sharon, PA; nine grandchildren, Matt, Kyle, and Nicole Scarmack, Brianna Piccirilli (Chad), Isabella Dautrich (Jeremy), Madelyn and Hayden Scarmack, Jason and Mia Basile; and three great-grandchildren, Cecilia and Emilia Piccirilli, and Stella Dautrich.

In addition to her parents, Michalene was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Puhl; and a brother, Albert “Pork” Wolgast, Jr.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the entire staff of St. John XXIII Home in Hermitage for their exceptional kindness and care.

Family and friends will be received from 9 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday (10-21-26) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Anthony’s Church, 804 Idaho St., Sharon.

Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.