Obituary of Maureen Theresa Litwiniec

Maureen Theresa Tancredi LITWINIEC October 29,1953 -September 23, 2023 Maureen Theresa Tancredi Litwiniec, of Upper Darby, PA and Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Florida passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the age of 69 while holding the hand of her husband Robert E. Litwiniec. Together they shared a marriage and partnership for 45 years. Maureen graduated from Archbishop Prendergast in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. After high school, Maureen received her Diploma from Penn State University, where she majored in Education and French Literature. She forever remained an avid Nittany Lions Fan. For 30 years, Maureen and Bob lived in Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA and spent time at their summer home in North Wildwood, New Jersey, where she enjoyed reading, sitting on the porch with her beloved dog, and watching Jeopardy. Maureen opened and operated her own Montessori School, The Penn-Wynn Children’s House in Penn-Wynn, Pennsylvania for 30 years before she retired and moved to Florida. She loved being a mentor to all the children that crossed paths with her. The mark that she left on their hearts was evident when she would receive correspondence from her former kindergarten students long after they graduated from college. She touched many children on their road to success, and it gave her joy to have been part of it. Maureen was preceded in death by her mother Mary T. Tancredi and her father, Ralph Tancredi, Sr. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Litwiniec of Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Florida, her brother Ralph Tancredi, Jr and his wife Susan of Havertown, PA., her sister-in-law, Gayle Litwiniec-Sauers and her husband John of West Chester, PA, and her brother-in-law, J. Leonard Litwiniec, and his wife Rose of DeLeon Springs, Florida. Also surviving are nieces and nephews, Cole and Brody Tancredi, Michael Racelis, Kristianne Racelis, John (C.J.) Sauers, Melissa Litwiniec-Cox, Melinda Thompson, Matthew Litwiniec, and Leah Litwiniec Borque and ten great nieces and nephews - Kaili Racelis, Nicholas Racelis, Alyssa Vega, Adam Parker, Dallas Thompson, Gavin Thompson, Bradley Thompson, Carson Thompson, Savannah Cox, Lily Cox, Olivia Litwiniec and Weston Litwiniec and two great-great- nephews, River and Rowan Vega. Her cremated remains will be buried at SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Marple Newtown, Pennsylvania with her parents at a date and time that has not been determined.