Elizabeth Fedorko

Elizabeth Fedorko passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026, at the age of 100.  A lifelong resident of Ambridge, Elizabeth was born on May 29, 1925, to Elizabeth Slivka and Paul Ondovcsik, Sr.  In 1949, she married Frank Fedorko, who worked as a plaster man in the local area.  They were married for 53 years until his death in 2002. Together they raised six children.

Elizabeth was an active parishioner of Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ambridge.  She was especially involved in making pierogi, not only at her own parish but at other churches in Ambridge as well.  A woman of deep faith, she advocated the spiritual benefits of Holy Water and had a strong devotion to St. Jude and St. Padro Pio, to whom she credited miracles in her life both large and small.  Elizabeth faithfully participated in the annual pilgrimage to Mt. Saint Macrina in Uniontown starting in childhood and throughout her long life. She will be missed for her easy laughter and sense of humor, and for the warmth and outsized generosity that she offered to everyone she met.

Elizabeth was a graduate of Ambridge High School’s class of 1944 and continued her studies at the Pittsburgh School of Cosmetology.  For many decades, she worked as a devoted caregiver to both the young and elderly for several area families, eventually earning status as honorary family member by many. 

Elizabeth is survived by her six children Nancy Edmondson of Wexford, PA; Raymond of Ambridge, PA; Mary Margaret of Cazenovia, NY; Thomas (Tiffany) of Center Township, PA; David (Mary Nishimoto) of Goleta, CA; and retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel James Fedorko (Motrja) of Rutherford, NJ; thirteen grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many dear friends.

In addition to her husband and parents, Elizabeth was also preceded in death by her siblings Paul Ondovcsik, Ann Groshardt, and Mary Kristof, and son-in-law John Edmondson.

Family and Friends will gather on Thursday from 3-7 P.M. in the John Syka Funeral Home, 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge from where prayers will be offered on Friday at 11:30 A.M. followed by a church service at Noon, in the SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church.  Interment will follow in the SS Peter & Paul Cemetery.

Contributions in Elizabeth’s memory can be made to the Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York.  Donations can be made securely through their website at tischms.org/donate. If preferred, checks can be made payable to Tisch MSRCNY (include her name in the memo line) and sent to: Development Department, Tisch MS Research Center of New York, 521 W. 57th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

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