Mary Irene Balch, 91, of New Kensington, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 1, 1922, in Clarksville, Pa., a daughter of the late John and Susie Duray Slosarik. She was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington. Mary was an avid Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers fan. She looked forward to making Sunday dinners, family get-togethers, and making nut rolls and cabbage rolls. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander George Balch; and five siblings, John, Sue, Helen, Ann and Betty. She is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline (Clifford) Overly, of Lower Burrell, and Susan Nix (fiance, Richard Harbaugh), of Leechburg; a son, George J. (Sandra) Balch, of Lower Burrell; two sisters, Julia and Violet; eight grandchildren, Robin (Greg) McCreight, Monica (Anthony) Pallone, Colette (Scott) Miller, Joelle Overly, Dana (Phil) Marra, Georgie (Shannon) Balch, Cameron (Jennifer) Nix and Jonathan (Tiffany) Nix; 16 great-grandchildren, Jeffrey, Kellie, Michael, Ashley, A.J., Madison, Zachary, Brittany, Phillip, Anthony, Olivia, Tommy, Hannah, Kendall, Cole and Avery; and three great-great-grandchildren, Kyla and twins, Emma and Pressley. Family and friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in the JOSEPH J. CARDARO FUNERAL HOME, A Service Oriented Funeral Home, 1125 Kenneth Ave., New Kensington, 724-337-3325. Prayer of transfer will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington. Private burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell. To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to http://www.cardarofuneralhome.com.

(Pittsburgh Tribune Review 2/4/2013)