Antoinette P. Nemchick, 90, of Johnson City, NY passed away November 26, 2022.
Born in Hazleton, PA, Antoinette was the daughter of the late Sebastian and Congetta (Castrine) Ferrari. Preceding Antoinette in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband Carl, siblings Nunzio “Al”, Anthony, Cecilia, Pasquale, Frances, and Mary Ann. Antoinette is survived by her daughter Debra Williams, Binghamton, NY; daughter Cindy and husband Aaron Quince, Highlands Ranch, CO; son David and wife Kim Nemchick, Castle Rock, CO; and grandchildren Jason and Sierra Quince, Nicholas Nemchick, and Samantha (Nemchick) Horton. Antoinette is also survived by siblings Eugene “Geno” and wife Shirley Ferrari, JoAnne Franzosa, Anna Mae Milora, and sister-in-law Carol Ferrari, as well as many nephews and nieces.
As a young girl Antoinette helped support her family by working at Fedullo’s restaurant in Hazleton and in the garment industry. Later Antoinette was employed at Tung Sol in Hazleton where she met her husband, Carl. Antoinette and Carl raised their family in Apalachin, NY where they lived in a wonderful neighborhood and where Antoinette made lifelong friends. She enjoyed bowling, ceramics, and playing bingo. Antoinette loved being around people and considered everyone a friend. She knew and took an interest in the lives of almost everyone who lived and worked at the United Methodist Homes Hilltop Campus in Johnson City where she proudly lived in her independent apartment for the past 11 years. Her greatest sources of joy were her children and grandchildren.
Our family would like to thank the following for providing our mother with such excellent care for the past 20 years: Dr. Matthew Bennett who treated her as he would his own mother, Prima Ramanathan who so compassionately helped manage her pain, and Tory and the rest of Dr. Bennett’s staff at UHS Pain Management; also Tom Janik, Pat Telfer, and the staff at Southern Tier Physical Therapy who empowered her to have an active life. She had a wonderful quality of life because of all of you.
Additionally, we would like to thank Dr. Adam Cloud and the CV ICU team at UHS Wilson Hospital (especially Leah, McKenzie, Jessica, Carlo, and Stacie) who all went above and beyond in their duties and care of our mother. You were her biggest advocates and not only gave her the support she needed to fight at every stage of her journey, but also gave us the support we needed to make the appropriate decisions at each stage.
The family will receive friends Saturday, January 21st from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 801 Main St. Vestal, NY 13850, followed by a memorial mass at 11:00. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Heart Association, 1-800-242-8721 or the American Diabetes Association, 1-800-342-2383 in memory of Antoinette Nemchick.
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