Cecelia A. Chesnik

Cecelia A. Chesnik obituary, Dundalk, MD

Cecelia A. Chesnik

Cecelia Chesnik Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. on Jul. 9, 2025.

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On July 8, 2025, Cecelia Anna Chesnik, beloved wife of the late Paul W. Chesnik, Jr.; devoted mother of Paul D. Chesnik and his wife Michelle; loving grandmother of Matthew Chesnik and his wife Carrie; cherished great grandmother of Mallory and Marcus Chesnik; dear sister of Marie Melvin and Rita Kunkel; aunt of Thomas and Denise Melvin and their daughters, Caitlin Melvin and Christine Goins and her husband Greg and their daughters, Claire and Cora.
Mrs. Chesnik will lie in state at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church on Saturday from 9 AM to 10 AM. A Funeral Mass will begin at 10 AM. Entombment, Oak Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Our Lady of Hope Church or the Our Lady of Hope Food Pantry at 1727 Lynch Rd., Dundalk, MD 21222.

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