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Pearl Polc Obituary

DICKSON CITY, Pa. - Pearl K. Polc, 86, formerly of Newton, passed away Jan. 3, 2013, after a short illness. Pearl was born in Dickson City, Pa., May 22, 1926, to the late Walter and Sophie (Buchinsky) Bielinski.

She was predeceased by her sister, Irene Zelno.

A very loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was known for her inner strength, great advice and humor.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Stephen Polc, of Dickson City; two daughters, Donna Dunne, and husband, Fred, of Wayne; and Debbie Heller, and husband, Jeff, of Andover; six grandchildren, Kelly (Dunne) Schmitz, and husband, Bryan, of Wayne, Jaime (Dunne) Dorunda, and husband, Michael, of Westfield, Mass., Charissa (Heller) Brennan, and husband, Patrick, of Byram, Kurt Heller, and wife, Cheryl, of Branchville, Chip Dunne of Jersey City, and Brittani Heller, of Andover; eight great-grandchildren, Colyn, Ryan and Jessica Schmitz, Michael, Abigail and Patrick Dorunda, and Troy and Tyler Brennan; a sister, Ruth Frankovsky, of Throop, Pa.; a brother, Walter Bielinski, and wife, Marilyn, of Vestal, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 1101 Willow St., Peckville, Pa.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations may be made in Pearl Polc's memory to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Sacred Heart Hospice, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702.

Online condolences can be sent to [email protected].

Published by The New Jersey Herald on Jan. 6, 2013.
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Steve So sorry for your loss,

Bob Roseberry

January 11, 2013

Debbie, So sorry to hear about your Mom. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Kim Mussolini

January 10, 2013

Steve,
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. God Bless
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Bill White

January 10, 2013

We want to offer our condolences and prayers for our wonderful good friend Pearl.
We shared so many good times together through the years that will never be forgotten.
we will miss you forever until we meet again.

Mim&Tom Gombar

January 6, 2013

Donna and family....we are so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother....may all your happy memories stay with you always.

Bob and Carol Stang

January 6, 2013

I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Steve.

Bob Caffrey

January 6, 2013

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