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Surviving are her husband, Michael; and these children: NataIie, married to Robert<br />

Wells, Houston, Texas; Michael, married to the former Linda Carney, Baltimore, Md.;<br />

Mary, wife of Thomas Malcotti, Indiana; Helen, wife of James Hallahan, Cleveland,<br />

Ohio and Barbara, wife of Stephen Oblinsky, Nanty Glo. Also surviving are 15<br />

grandchildren. She was a sister of Catherine Ando, Ridgeville Park, N.J.; Mary Anodide,<br />

San Juan, Puerto Rico; Joseph, Westwood, N.J.; Margaret Burns, New Milford, N.J., and<br />

Dorothy Casper, Nanty Glo. Mrs. Kowal was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church,<br />

Nanty Glo and the Altar-Rosary Society. Friends were received at the Harry R.<br />

Ondriezek II Funeral Home, Nanty Glo, where the rosary was recited Tuesday evening.<br />

Funeral Mass was celebrated Wednesday, Sept. 23, at St. Mary's Catholic Church <strong>by</strong> the<br />

Rev. John Neugebauer. Interment followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Portage. (The<br />

Journal, Nanty Glo, PA, September 30, 1987)<br />

KOWAL, Michael J.<br />

Michael J. Kowal of 711 Bloom Ave., Nanty Glo, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 1994, at<br />

Conemaugh Hospital. He was 90. Born Nov. 17, 1904, in Smoke Run, he was a son of<br />

Michael and Tekla (Orlosky) Kowal. He was preceded in death <strong>by</strong> his parents; wife, the<br />

former Helen Tursky; brothers, Nicholas, John and Martin; and sister, Mary Harchak.<br />

Surviving are these children: Natalie, wife of Robert Wells, Houston, Texas; Michael,<br />

married to the former Linda Carney, Ellicott City, Md.; Mary, wife of Thomas Malcotti,<br />

Indiana, Pa.; Helen, wife of Luke Michelbacher, Nanty Glo; and Barbara, wife of Stephen<br />

Oblinsky, Nanty Glo. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters;<br />

sisters and, Ann Slinkosky, Coalport; Helen Parsons, Brooklyn, Mich.; Catherine Daley,<br />

Blairstown, N.J.; and brother, Peter and his wife, Marie, Smoke Run. A retired coal<br />

miner, Mr. Kowal was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Nanty Glo; the<br />

Holy Name Society of St. Mary's and UMWA Local 1386, Nanty Glo. Mass of Christian<br />

Burial was celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 6 at St. Mary's Church <strong>by</strong> the Monsignor John<br />

Little. Interment followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Portage. Arrangements were in<br />

charge of the Bowser-Ondriezek Funeral Home, Nanty Glo. (The Journal, Nanty Glo,<br />

PA, December 7, 1994)<br />

KOWAL, Peter<br />

Smoke Run - Peter Kowal, 93, of Smoke Run, died Thurs Nov. 16, 2000, at the Clearfield<br />

Hospital. Born June 20, 1907 in Smoke Run, he was a son of Michael and Tekla<br />

(Orlosky) Kowal. Mr. Kowal was a retired coalminer. He was a member of the UMW.<br />

On Nov. 1, 1952 in St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, he wed Maria (Karabin)<br />

Kowal of Smoke Run. In addition to his wife, he is survived <strong>by</strong> a daughter, Marianne<br />

Kowal Himes of Pittsburgh; three grandchildren, Bonnie Himes of Savannah, Ga.,<br />

Brenda Himes of Seattle, Wash., and Jennifer Himes of Boca Raton, Fla.; two sisters<br />

Catherine Daly of Blairstown, NJ and Helen Parson of Lapeer, Mich., and a number of<br />

nieces and nephew. He was preceded in death <strong>by</strong> his parents; two sisters, Mary Harchak<br />

and Anna Slinkosky; and four brothers, John, Martin, Nick and Mike. Divine Liturgy will<br />

be served <strong>by</strong> the Very Rev. Canon James E. Poorman at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic<br />

Church, ! Ramey, on Monday at 11 a.m. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.<br />

Sunday and on Monday from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Birger A. Freeberg Funeral Home,

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