Obituaries
May 10, 2019

Helen M. Koleck – Pittsburgh, formerly of Roscoe

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,Helen M. Koleck, 86 of Pittsburgh, formerly of Roscoe, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019, with her family at her side. She was born June 7, 1932, in Mather, Pa., the only daughter of the late Rudolph and Anna Grasha Zugel. Mrs. Koleck was a 1950 graduate of Jefferson High School and had been a homemaker. She was a longtime member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Roscoe campus (formerly St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church) and a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union, St. George Lodge No. 354 of Cokeburg, where she played with the St. George Tamburitzans for over 35 years and loved traveling with them. She loved Croatian music, and most of all, her grandchildren. Surviving is her husband of more than 65 years, George E. Koleck, whom she married June 26, 1954. Also surviving are two sons, George J. Koleck (Carol) of Pittsburgh, Vince E. Koleck (Diana) of Leesburg, Fla.; five grandchildren, Andrew Koleck (Tracey), Karl Koleck (Theresa), Kevin Koleck, Pamela Keller (Patrick), Anthony Koleck (Jaclyn); and one great-grandson, Carmen Koleck. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at GREENLEE’S BENTLEYVILLE FUNERAL HOME, 619 Main St., Bentleyville, where prayers will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2019, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Bentleyville Campus, with the Rev. Edward L. Yuhas as celebrant. Entombment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Carroll Township. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Memory of Helen Koleck, Croatian Fraternal Union Scholarship Fund 100 Delaney Dr., Pittsburgh, PA. 15325. Online guest book and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.

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