DUCHAK VERA A. (FUNTAL) Age 48, of Valencia, formerly of North Hills, on September 8, 2014. Loving wife for nine years of James M. Duchak; daughter of Joseph Funtal and the late Dorothy (Waldschmidt) Funtal; beloved mother of Kaela (Josh) Meyers and Hannah Miller; stepmother of Ryan Duchak, Adam Duchak, and Whitney (James) McKenna; sister of Michael and Joseph Funtal and the late James Funtal; sister-in-law of Douglas Duchak and the late Dean Duchak; dear grandmother of Jackson Meyers; and step-grandmother of Morgan, Connor and Case McKenna. Vera had a strong spirit and over the past six years with stage four cancer, she never once held back in living life to the fullest. She enjoyed golf, riding with her husband, Jim, on his Harley, anything involved with the outdoors, and even skydiving with her two daughters. Above everything, Vera was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother, especially cherishing the past six months with her first grandchild, Jackson. Friends welcomed Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at SCHELLHAAS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 388 Center Ave., West View, PA 15229. Funeral Mass in Most Holy Name Church on Friday at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5005 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244, www.komen.org. Please pay tribute at: www.schellhaasfh.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb