Cheswick
Bertha I. (Bertie) Hlatkey Lelis, 89, of Cheswick, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at her home. She was born July 26, 1916, in Springdale to the late George and Mary Horning Hlatkey, and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Lelis was a member of St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church and was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed her family, bingo, crossword puzzles, board games, soap operas, and collecting baby dolls. Survivors include seven daughters, Henrietta Lelis, of Cheswick, Roberta (John) Payne, of Dearborn, Mich., Barbara Hvizdos, of Freeport, Donna (Michael) Wilps, of Hunker, Diana Chap, of Lake in the Hills, Ill., Margaret McGeary, of Chester Springs, and Beverly (Greg) McGeary, of Mt. Pleasant; three sons, Robert Lelis, of Simi Valley, Calif., Henry (Cheryl) Lelis, of Springdale, and Gregory (Christina) Lelis, of Harwick; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy McKissick, of Harrisburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Henry W. Lelis; four brothers, George Latkey, Robert Latkey, Clement Latkey, and Albert Hlatkey; four sisters, Agnes Grinder, Mary Robb, Eva Miller, and Margaraet Arnold. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the CHARLES B. JARVIE FUNERAL HOME INC., Cheswick, 1607 Pittsburgh St. A Christian Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday in St. Alphonsus Church, with burial to follow in Union Cemetery, Arnold.
(Obituary from The Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.)
Cheswick
Bertha I. (Bertie) Hlatkey Lelis, 89, of Cheswick, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at her home. She was born July 26, 1916, in Springdale to the late George and Mary Horning Hlatkey, and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Lelis was a member of St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church and was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed her family, bingo, crossword puzzles, board games, soap operas, and collecting baby dolls. Survivors include seven daughters, Henrietta Lelis, of Cheswick, Roberta (John) Payne, of Dearborn, Mich., Barbara Hvizdos, of Freeport, Donna (Michael) Wilps, of Hunker, Diana Chap, of Lake in the Hills, Ill., Margaret McGeary, of Chester Springs, and Beverly (Greg) McGeary, of Mt. Pleasant; three sons, Robert Lelis, of Simi Valley, Calif., Henry (Cheryl) Lelis, of Springdale, and Gregory (Christina) Lelis, of Harwick; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy McKissick, of Harrisburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Henry W. Lelis; four brothers, George Latkey, Robert Latkey, Clement Latkey, and Albert Hlatkey; four sisters, Agnes Grinder, Mary Robb, Eva Miller, and Margaraet Arnold. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the CHARLES B. JARVIE FUNERAL HOME INC., Cheswick, 1607 Pittsburgh St. A Christian Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday in St. Alphonsus Church, with burial to follow in Union Cemetery, Arnold.
(Obituary from The Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.)
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