Obituaries

PELCCHRISTINE (nee Leicht), on Feb. 6, 2011. Devoted wife of Jozef, also survived by 7 children, 3 grandchildren, one sister and one brother. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Wednesday 5:30 P.M. at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2614 Orthodox St., Phila. Funeral Service begins 7 P.M. Interment private.

SKALSKIWANDA (nee Laskowska) on Jan. 30, 2011. Wife of the late John. Beloved mother of John J. Skalski, Jr. (Maryanne) and Michelle A. Skalski. Babczi of Johnnie and Jaclyn. Dear sister of Helen Spiewak and Stanley Laskowski. Also sadly missed by many nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Friday 8:30...

HOMKAJENE (nee Jankupczak) on Jan. 26, 2011. Dear wife of the late Antoni. Beloved mother of Marie Leary, Theresa, Matthew (Andrea), Jane and Marion. Also survived by 5 grand-children and 7 great-grand-children. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Monday 8 A.M. at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2614 Orthodox St., Phila. Funeral Mass 10 A.M. St. John Cantius Chapel....

MARCHINO George on January 27, 2011. Dear husband of Rose "Rea" Gallagher. Dear father of George Jr., Michael, Gina, Bryan and the late Anthony. Also survived by 5 sisters and 1 brother. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Also sadly missed by the entire Gallagher Family. Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Tuesday eve 7 -...

DeGIROLAMOWALTER F., SR. "GERONIMO" on Jan. 19, 2011. Beloved husband of Susan. Father of Walter F., Jr. and Anthony. Also survived by his grand-children, step son Eli Tshirlig and brother Salvatore DeGirolamo. Relatives and friends invited to gather Sunday 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. at SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME 2614 Orthodox St. In lieu of flowers, donations to Susan DeGirolamo to...

HEALEYAGNES V. (nee Meehan) on Jan. 20, 2011. Dear wife of the late Ted J. Healey. Beloved mother of Kathleen M. Dougherty (William), Patrick G. Healey (Ann Marie), Joseph Healey (Loretta), Mary Nunn (Brien), Kevin Healey (Donna), Aggie Wilson (Daymon) and the late Toge Healey. Also survived by 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to her...

JANKAJOHN J., on January 14, 2011. Beloved husband of Genevieve (nee Kender). Loving father of Janice Hartmann (Paul), Karen Janka, John P. Janka (Debe) and David Janka. Also survived by his granddaughters, Nicole and Aly. John is the brother of Matthew and the late Edward, Alfred and Richard Janka and Jenny Gorski. Also survived by nieces, nephews and their families....

OSCILOWSKIPETER J. 'PETER OSCAR', on January 16, 2011, age 99 of Lemoyne PA, formerly of Phila. PA. Loving father of Eleanor White, Robert (Barbara), Alexander (Lorraine), Francis (Susan) and Ann Taylor. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He is the brother of John Oscilowski and Hattie Bucholski. Survived also by nieces and nephews. Peter was a lineotype operator...

GILLMAN Brian M. on Jan. 12, 2011. Beloved husband of Donna M. (nee Conrad). Loving father of Mark B. Gillman and Michelle L. Gillman. Also sadly missed by his mother Jane Gillman, his grandmother Dolly Spaide, sisters Gwen Sakowski (Peter), Ellen Haddock (G. Hailey), Joy Richards (Dale), his brother Allen Gillman (Jennifer) and many nieces and nephews. Also survived by...

LUBAALEKSANDRA (nee Jablonka), on Jan. 12, 2011. Dear wife of the late Czeslaw (Chester). Beloved mother of Irene Christian (Norman) and Teresa B. Walsh (James). Loving babcia of Christine Eisenmann, James Christian, Kathryn Scalio, Eileen Gibson, Mary Croix and Thomas Walsh and great grandmom of 9. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Monday, 9 A.M., at THE SLABINSKI...

JASTRZEBSKICHESTER A., age 80, on January 10, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Arlene (nee Orth). Loving father of Chester A. Jr. (Judie), Joseph (Donna), Raymond (Barbara) and Michael (Lynne). Devoted pop-pop of Cheryl, Debbie, Lisa, Joey Jr., Nicole, Melissa, Jessica, Raymond Jr., Erica, Amanda and Michael Jr; great grandpop of Gianna. Brother of Eleanor Chippendale. Relatives and friends are...

O'RIORDANELIZABETH (nee Wojciechowski) on January 7, 2011. Beloved mother of Tammy A. O'Riordan (Fred Graham) and Debra E. Hernandez (Robinson). Loving Babcie of Brooklyn, Gabriel, Jaiden, Addison and Christian. Dear sister of Joseph Jacobs (Jacqueline), John Wojciechowski and the late Helene Tracy. Loving aunt of Elizabeth, Tierney and Elija. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Wednesday evening, 7...

COMFORTMARYANN D. (nee Jastrzebski) on Jan. 3, 2011. Beloved mother of Maryann H. Sampson and her husband Edward. Loving babcie of George Koski 4th, Kerryann Koski, Aaron Koski and Heather and Anthony Sampson. Also survived by her brother, Chester Jastrzebski and her sister, Eleanor Chippendale. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Monday, 10 A.M., at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL...

SOCHAJOSEPH W., on Dec. 31, 2010. Husband of the late Dolores F. (nee Gocolinski). Beloved father of Mary Czajkowski and her husband Michael, Joseph W. Socha and his wife Lisa and James J. Socha and his wife Maureen. Dear grandfather of Michael and Shawn Czajkowski and Joseph W., Christopher and Aidan Socha and great grand-father of Michael. He is the...

KOWALSKIWANDA B. (nee Czupich), on Dec. 16, 2010. Beloved mother of Frank P. and his wife Elaine. Also survived by her grandsons Frank and James and her great grandson, James A. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing and funeral Tuesday, 8 A.M., at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2614 Orthodox St., Phila. Funeral Mass, 10 A.M., St. John Cantius...

DiSIPIOFRANCES M. (nee Vitale) on Dec. 18, 2010. Wife of the late Michael. Beloved mother of Michael (Joanne), Frances Leake, Angelo M. and the late Philip M. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Tuesday eve. 7 to 9 P.M. at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2614 Orthodox St. Phila. and again...

HOFFMANDOROTHY S. (nee Bromiley) on Dec. 13, 2010. Wife of the late John E. Hoffman. Beloved mother of Patricia Tocydlowski and grandmother of Michael. She is the sister of Ken, Glen and the late Gloria Hurst. Relatives, friends, St. John Cantius Holy Family Sodality and Rosary Society, St. John Cantius Golden Age, All Saints Seniors and American Legion Post 821...

SMIALOWSKIROBERTA "BERT" (nee Scott) on Dec. 10, 2010. Loving mom of Amy (Marc Bofinger), Beth Ann Smialowski-Cummins (Chris); dear Mom-Mom-Bertie of Christopher and Emerson. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Friday Eve. 6 P.M. at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2614 Orthodox St., Phila. Funeral Ceremony 8 P.M. Int. Private.