Michelle (Donofrio) McDowell, 69 of Uniontown, passed away peacefully at the WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital on Saturday, March 5, 2022. She was born on July 19, 1952, and raised in New Salem, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Regina (Maher) Donofrio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Maurita Altomonte; a brother, Donnie Donofrio; father and mother-in-law Albert McDowell and Mary (Altomonte) McDowell; and a brother-in-law John Skakandy.

Michelle was a graduate of Uniontown High School, Class of 1970, and had been employed for 48 years with O.C. Cluss Lumber Company as an Administrative Assistant until her retirement in 2018.

Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband of 50 years, Albert L. "Buddy" McDowell; their son, Albert A. "Bud" McDowell, and his fiancé Hyun-Kyung Ko of Vancouver, WA; a sister, Toni Lee Skakandy; a brother, Marty Donofrio, both of Uniontown; sister-in-law Renee Donofrio, of Republic; nieces Oceanna Marr Fagét of Durham, NC; Sirena Little, and husband Will of Masontown; sister-in-law Rosemarie Oleksik, husband Bill, and their children Mary Lou and Billy.

A Funeral Mass to celebrate her life will be held Wednesday, March 9 in St. Therese de Lisieux Roman Catholic Church, Mill St., Uniontown, Pa., at 10 am. Interment will be held privately for the family at Lafayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pa.

In lieu of other tributes, contributions to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center may be made in her memory.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home, Inc., 603 N. Gallatin Ave. Ext., Uniontown. Your personal written tributes and memories are welcomed and encouraged at www.hakyfuneralhome.com .