Mary Joan Yackovetsky, 64, of Emmaus, formerly of Macungie, died Feb. 2, 2016, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Bertha “Betty” (Sosna) and Samuel Yackovetsky.

She was a graduate of East Stroudsburg State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education. She was a former postal worker.

She was a member of the Polish National Catholic Church.

She was a volunteer at the Miller-Keystone Blood Bank serving as a hostess and was active in the local senior citizens center.

She is survived by a brother, Robert E. and his wife Joan “Jody” Hill-Yackovetsky, of Hampton, Va.; many cousins.

Contributions may be made in her memory to the Lehigh Valley Hospital Development Office.

Services are private. Arrangements were made by the David J. Boyko Funeral Home, Macungie.