Eternal Memory: + Pani Marjorie Mozes
Thursday, August 20, 2026
JOHNSTOWN, PA - [Diocesan Chancery] -- With profound sadness, yet in the hope of the Resurrection, the Diocesan Chancery announces that + Pani Marjorie Mozes, reposed in the Lord on Tues August 18, 2026 at the age of 86.
Pani Marjorie was born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Peter and Mary (nee Stim) Hammar, she was a Levittown resident for the past 57 years.
Upon graduating Clairton High School and before marrying Very Reverend Protopresbyter Theodore Z. Mozes on August 31, 1964, Marjorie worked as a sales associate for the famous American department chain Gimbel's in the Pittsburgh area. Marjorie returned to the workforce in 1988 through a temp agency. She began her second career as an administrative assistant for Tab Products in Bristol, PA. She was then employed by the Law School Admissions Council in Newtown, PA working alongside her beloved sister Nancy Hammar. Before retiring, Marjorie also worked as an administrative assistant for Betz-Dearborn Trevose, PA followed by a tenure of more than 10 years at McGraw-Hill Education in East Windsor, NJ where she was a business analyst in the Permit Processing Department.
A loyal servant of our Diocese, Marjorie was a devoted Pani and helpmate of her beloved husband, Fr. Theodore as they served the parish communities of Wilpen and Latrobe, Pennsylvania and East Chicago, Indiana before arriving at SS Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Levittown, where they labored for 57 years.
In addition to her commitment to and love for the Church, Pani Marjorie's many interests included gardening, sewing, baking and cooking. Marjorie was an excellent cook, especially traditional Russian food dishes and other cross culinary delights like her famous Binghamton Chicken that was served at every holiday from Christmas to Pascha.
Beloved wife of 62 years of the late Protopresbyter Theodore Z. Mozes; Pani Marjorie is survived by her children, Sarah, John, and Emily (Anthony); her grandchildren, Jeremy, Riley, JT, Alex, Julianna, Abby, Alexandria, and Anthony; her great-grandchildren, Matteo, Enzo, Charlie, and Carmen; her brother, Andy Hammar; and many parishioners and friends. She was predeceased by her sisters, Nancy Hammar and Donna (Hammar) Jones.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Liturgy on Thursday, August 27, 2026, 10am at Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 1314 Randall Avenue, Levittown, PA. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne. Her viewing will be held from 8:30am until 10am at the Church. There will be a luncheon immediately following the Interment at La Stalla in Newtown, PA.
"In Blessed Repose, grant eternal rest, O Lord, to your newly-departed handmaiden +Pani Marjorie and render eternal her memory.