Blanche Choltco

Blanche Choltco

Blanche Choltco Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 7, 2002.
Blanche Choltco, 84, of New Kensington died Wednesday (Feb. 6, 2002) in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, Harrison.

Born Feb. 10, 1917, in Arnold, she lived in the Valley all her life. Mrs. Choltco was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and making hook rugs. Survivors include a daughter, Christine Choltco of New Ken-sington; two brothers, Gerald Szmyd of Arnold and Henry Szmyd of Falls Church, Va.; and a sister, Stella Ziemianski of Vienna, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Choltco Jr.; a son, Paul Choltco; and her parents, Stanley and Sally Krolicki Szmyd. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in RUSIEWICZ OF ARNOLD FUNERAL HOME, 1400 Fifth Ave., where a prayer service will be at 9 a.m. Friday. Christian Funeral Mass will follow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lower Burrell.

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