Hazel Irene (Airgood) Powanda

William Snyder Funeral Home

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | December 15, 2023

Hazel Irene (Airgood) Powanda, age 86, of North Huntingdon, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023. She was born November 19, 1937 in Pitcairn, a daughter of the late Roy and Clara (Bytheway) Airgood. Hazel was a past member of St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in McKeesport. She was a bookkeeper for Union Switch and Signal in Swissvale and then for B’Nai Israel in White Oak before retiring. She was a past Woman of the Moose member in Irwin and liked to bowl, polka dance, sing country western music, work crossword puzzles and read.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother Thomas Airgood; and sisters Clara “Sis” Thomas and June Schade. She is survived by her husband of over 65 years Andrew Powanda; sons Allen (Jeanne) Powanda of Irwin, Andrew “Chip” (Marsha) Powanda of Jacksonville, Florida, Kevin Powanda of Irwin and Greg (Denise) Powanda of North Huntingdon; grandchildren Nicholas (Chelsea) Powanda, Drew (Megan) Powanda and Katelyn (Fiancé Christian Graff) Powanda; great grandchildren Nikolai and Ryland Powanda; and brother Bill (Dolly) Airgood of Irwin. Services are private. Private interment will be at Jefferson Memorial Park in Pleasant Hills. Arrangement handled by the William Snyder Funeral Home, 521 Main Street, Irwin, 724-863-1200. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservices.com.

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Originally published December 15, 2023.

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