Charlotte (Zarcufsky) (Kayes) Litwak, 85, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 26, 2023, at her daughter's home in Ringtown with her dear family by her side. Born in Gilberton on September 26, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Alberta (Yockachonis) Zarcufsky of Turkey Run. She attended the former Shenandoah Catholic High School and was a retired garment worker, having worked in the local garment industry. Earlier in life, she was a member of the ILGWU Ladies' Bowling League at the former Holiday Lanes, Turkey Run. She proudly supported Turkey Run Defender Firehouse to honor her late fathers service as fire chief. Charlotte was a mother who was always there for her family, showing her love through cooking and baking, hosting family dinners and picnics to bring everyone together. She enjoyed roller skating, ice skating, sledding, bowling, fishing, swimming at Tuscarora and Locust Lake, Sandy Beach, and Stauffers. She was a grandmother who hosted slumber parties and treated her grandchildren to special homemade meals, and always remembered a birthday, and a great grandmother who taught us our ABC's and always had cakes and pies as an after-school treat. She was famous for her dry bottom shoe-fly pies donated to all church bazaars and fire company fundraisers and a dependable pierogi maker at St. Michaels. Charlotte was a religious person who had a deep faith in Jesus and love for the Blessed Mother. She was a devoted member of the Divine Mercy Parish, Shenandoah, and the former St. George Church. Preceding her in death were her husband John Litwak; brother, Joseph Zarcufsky; sisters, Joanne "Peachie" Aponick and Anna Jankaitis; and her beloved daughter, Diane Donovan. Surviving are her daughters Charlotte (Dave) Kriner, Rose (Nathan) Holburn, and Darlene "Dee Dee" (Bradley) Miller; her favorite sister, Lenore "Nikki" Zarcufsky; grandchildren, April and Melissa Donovan, Charlene (Gilberto Charriez) Kalenkoski, Bernadine (James) Donaldson, Kenneth (Cara) Seacrist and Victoria (Brian) Rohrig; great-grandchildren Sierra and Damian Hester, Katherine Marie Charriez, Ender and Anduin Seacrist; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, July 3, 2023 at 10:00 am, in St. Casimir Church, 229 North Jardin Street, Shenandoah with Monsignor Ronald C. Bocian, Pastor as the celebrant. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Dawn Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights. A viewing will be held on Monday morning from 8:00 am until 9:30 am at Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 South Jardin Street, Shenandoah. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Charlotte's memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at stjude.org. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah is in care the arrangements. To offer a condolence to Charlotte's family, please sign the guestbook below. Viewing Monday, July 3, 2023 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home 132 S Jardin St. Shenandoah, PA 17976 Mass of Christian Burial Monday, July 3, 2023 10:00 AM Saint Casimir Church 229 North Jardin Street Shenandoah, PA 17976 Interment Monday, July 3, 2023 Our Lady of Dawn Cemetery 81 Cemetery Road Shenandoah Heights, PA 17976