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Gabriella Zilko Obituary

Gabriella (Pendro) Zilko, 84, of North Braddock, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005. Wife of the late Stephen Zilko; mother of George "Porky" Zilko, Gloria Jean Calabria, Julie Duch, Francis "Butch" Zilko, Stephen "Snuffy" Zilko and Gabriella "Gubs" (Charles) Nigro; sister of Bertha Treichel and George Pendro; grandmother of John (Janice) Duch, Deborah Duch, Joseph (Jennifer) Duch, Lisa (Michael) Rue, Amanda (Joe) Goldstein and Jarrett Zilko; also survived by seven great-grandchildren. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the RONALD V. LUCAS FUNERAL HOME, corner of Bell and Jones avenues, North Braddock, 412-271-1361. Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Sacred Heart Church. Interment will follow in the Braddock Catholic Cemetery. www.ronlucasfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Pittsburgh Tribune Review on Oct. 20, 2005.

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