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Kathryn R Rigard

Kathryn R Rigard

Female 1935 - 2018  (83 years)


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  • Name Kathryn R Rigard  [1] 
    Birth 23 Jan 1935  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Dec 2018  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 17 Dec 2018  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
    Person ID I7411  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father George J Rigard,   b. 7 Apr 1902, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1991, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Irene Zelt   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George F Mahovlich   d. 28 Nov 1988 
    Marriage 25 May 1973  Kersey, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. George Andrew Mahovlich  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F2714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Mahovlich, Kathryn R. "Kay" (Rigard).
      Kathryn R. "Kay" Mahovlich, 83, a resident of Pinecrest Manor, and formerly of 203 Columbus Street, St. Marys, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at Pinecrest Manor, after a brief illness.

      She was born Jan. 23, 1935, in St. Marys, daughter of the late George J. and Irene Zelt Rigard. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Public High School, Class of 1954. Kay was a retired employee of the Stackpole Carbon Company, retiring after 32 years of service.

      On May 25, 1973, in the St. Boniface Church, Kay married George F. Mahovlich, who preceded her in death on Nov. 28, 1988.

      She is survived by a son, George A. "Andy" Mahovlich of St. Marys; a sister, Mary Maholtz of Middletown, Virginia; her nieces, Cathy Javersak, Gerry Pearsall, Lisa Meyer, Chris Leach, and Lynn Krug; her nephews, Robert, Michael, Patrick, and David Maholtz, and Tom Miller; several great nieces and great nephews; a sister-in-law, Jean Miller of St. Marys; and by a special cousin, Dorothy Mallette and her husband, George, of Kersey.

      Kay was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the Quarter Century Club of Stackpole Carbon, and the North Central Slovenian Polka Boosters.

      There will be no visitation.

      A Funeral Service is being held in the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Monday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Michael Gabler, OSB, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.

      Memorials, if desired, may be made to the American Cancer Society, Elk County, 108R North Second Street, Clearfield, PA 16830.

      Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.

      Funeral Home
      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
      169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
      (814) 781-1410

      Daily Press, The: 17DEC2018
      HFA: 23FEB2023