"Pat" Konkoleski

ORD - Matilda Louise "Pat" Konkoleski, 89, of Ord died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at her home in Ord.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Ord. The Revs. Tom Ryan and Mark Maresh will officiate. Burial will be in the Ord Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Ord Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Konkoleski was born May 12, 1923, on the family farm west of Elyria to John B. and Veronica (Kusek) Zulkoski .

She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Konkoleski; a son, Gerald "Gary" Konkoleski.

Survivors of the immediate family include two daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and John Belschner of Lincoln and Linda and Tom Osborn of Sargent; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Rolland Dorothy Zulkoski of Elyria, Edmund and Dixie Zulkoski of Ord, and Matilda Zulkoski of Elyria; one sister, Lorraine Pfiefer of Omaha; and a brother-in-law, Gene Novotny, of Ord.

She received her education at District 32 country school in the Eureka Township and graduated from Ord High School in 1941. After high school, Pat joined two of her sisters in Omaha and went to work at the Bemis Company. On Jan. 30, 1945, Pat was united in marriage to Floyd J. Konkoleski at Elyria. The couple made their home on a farm west of Ord until 1955, when they moved to a farm northeast of Ord. They farmed until Floyd's life was taken by an auto accident and he passed away on Feb. 7, 1975. Pat moved into Ord and began working at the J.M. McDonald Store which later became, Moyer's Department Store. She worked at the clothing store for 18 years.

Pat was a member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Altar Society, Lodge 437, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary and several card clubs. She also belonged to the Plain Valley Extension Club and spent many hours on the Make Christmas Happen Project. Pat volunteered at Bloodmobile and with bingo at the nursing home. Along with Agnes Janda they baked kolaches once a month at Grandview.

Her hobbies included crafts, cross word puzzles, traveling, playing cards, yard work and flowers. She also enjoyed crocheting, embroidering and sewing. She will be remembered for her kolaches and birthday cakes for the grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Enus, Raymond and Bennie Zulkoski and two sisters, Marie Novotny and Bernice Bertholf.

In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, St. Mary's school or Make Christmas Happen.

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