Matushka Sophia Hubiak Soroka; formally of Miami; Florida; fell asleep in the Lord; peacefully; on Sunday; July 1; 2012. A daughter of the late Archpriest Afanasy and Susan Wanchisen Hubiak; she was born in Akron; OH on July 14; 1925. Sophia was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church of Miami; FL and was also involved in the Federated Russian Orthodox Clubs until her recent move to Pennsylvania. Matushka Sophia was a choir director for many years; and a dedicated servant to her Lord. She retired from AT&T (the former Bell Telephone Company) having worked in both Akron and Miami. Survivors include one brother and sister-in-law; Very Rev. Daniel and Dunia Hubiak of Maryland; brother-in-law; Very Rev. Michael Kovach of Lancaster; sisters-in-law Anne Hubiak of Akron; OH; Augustine Soroka of Charleroi; Steveanna Lis of Hopewell; Helen and Bill Evansky of Forest Hills; Vera and Tony Trona of Canonsburg and Martha and Ron Zeli of Belle Vernon and many loving nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Archpriest Theodore Soroka on February 8; 2012; one sister; Olga Kovach; two brothers; William and Nicholas Hubiak and the following sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; Eva Smith; Michael Soroka; Ann Soroka; Steve Soroka and Irene Goresh. Friends will be received in the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; Mary Street; Belle Vernon on Wednesday; July 4 from 4 until 8 P.M. with Panikhida services at 7:30 P.M. Funeral Services will be in the Holy Resurrection Church at 9 A.M. Thursday; July 5 with Rev. Samuel Smolcic presiding. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Sophia’s family requests that no floral arrangements be sent; but rather donations may be made to the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church Endowment Fund or to Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church; Miami; FL. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory; Inc.; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Avenue; Belle Vernon.

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