IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Stella P
(Piecara) Windsor Gartland
July 30, 1928 – July 18, 2025
Stella (née Piecara) Windsor Gartland, age 96, passed away on July 18, 2025. She was born and raised in Chester, PA, and was a parishioner of St. Hedwig's, Holy Saviour, and Saint John Fisher since its opening.
Stella worked for American Viscose as a line worker and jet puncher until the plant closed in 1976. She loved polka dancing and line dancing at the senior clubs. She enjoyed crafts of all kinds, from making beer can hats to knitting and crocheting entire dresses. Stella also loved visiting the casino and traveling.
She was the daughter of the late Sigmund and Catherine (née Luko) Piecara, wife of the late John G. Windsor and Dan Gartland, and older sister to the late Sigmund Piecara Jr., Joseph Piecara, and Juliana Piecara Sokoluk.
Survivors: Her loving children, John G. Windsor Jr. (Karen), Kathy Windsor-Leis (Frank), Joe Gartland (Angela), Dan Gartland Jr., and Kate Michalski; her grandchildren, Matt Leis (Michelle), Dan Leis (Laurie), Krista Hemmer (Peter), Greg Wagner (Debora), Joey Gartland (Paige), and Shawn Gartland (Gina); and her great-grandchildren, Catherine, Carly, and Nathaniel Hemmer, Abby, Emily, and Gabe Leis, and JP and Harper Gartland, and her brother: Frank Piecara.
Visitation: Monday, July 28, 2025, from 11:30AM- 12:15 PM at St. John Fisher Church, 4225 Chichester Ave, Boothwyn, PA 19061. Funeral Mass: Monday, July 28, 2025, at 12:30 PM at St. John Fisher Church Burial: Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, PA 19061
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made out to the Upper Chichester Seniors Club to P.O. Box 2187, Boothwyn, PA 19061.
Condolences: www.nolanfidale.com
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