Regina M. "Ginny" Schittina

Regina (Markiewicz) “Ginny” Schittina, 95, of West Brandywine, PA, formerly of Bristol, widow of Andrew A. Schittina, died on Saturday (December 29, 2018) at home. Ginny was born in Bristol on December 16, 1923 and was a daughter of the late Stanislaus and Anna (Kuczek) Markiewicz. She was a longtime Bristol resident before moving in 2003 to Freedom Village, a retirement community, in Pennsylvania. Growing up in Bristol, she attended St. Stanislaus Grammar School and Bristol High School Class of 1941 and was a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Church. She worked briefly at the Wallace Barnes Company where she met her future husband, Andrew, before leaving to raise her family. For many years, Ginny volunteered at the Bristol Hospital. She had a passion for dancing, taking lessons throughout her childhood and continuing that passion into adulthood. Ginny is survived by a son and daughter-in-law: Mark and Juanita Schittina of South Burlington, VT; a daughter and son-in-law: Susan and Ralph Hardy of Wayne, PA; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother: Edward Markiewicz, and a sister: Theodora "Doris" Kowalski. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday (January 5, 2019) at 10:30 AM at St. Stanislaus Church, 510 West Street, Bristol. Entombment will follow in the Holy Family Mausoleum, Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, on Saturday between 9 and 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Brookdale Hospice, 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 315, Wayne, PA 19087. Please visit Ginny’s memorial web-site at www.FunkFuneralHome.com.

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