Obit of Belsky, Antoinette Dorothy "Toni" - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 2 Oct 2005 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.html ========================================================================== Belsky, Antoinette Dorothy "Toni" Antoinette 'Toni' Dorothy Belsky was born on March 23, 1919, the second of seven children born to Anton and Mary (Machaj) Wyskup on the family farm north of Harrah. She died early August 7, 2005, at Integris Baptist Hospital. Toni attended Good Hope School 6 miles north of Harrah. In her early 20's, she joined her sister Ann in Chicago. She worked at Chicago Transformer Co. and later worked in Zanesville, Ohio as a supervisor for the same company. In the late 1940's she returned to Oklahoma City and began working at Carl Krueger Motors as an office manager. While working there, she met and married Charles P. Belsky on January 31, 1954. Shortly thereafter Charlie's twin daughters moved in with the newlyweds. She was by Charlie's side in all his endeavors. He was co-owner of Belsky Manufacturing at 800 West California. He also played in many polka bands and she was always there with him ready to dance. They enjoyed attending dances at Czech Hall in Yukon, participated in many events related to Charlie's Czech heritage, and enjoyed Shriner activities. Toni loved to dig in the dirt and could grow anything, but she especially enjoyed growing orchids. She and Charlie were long-time members of the Oklahoma Orchid Society. She and Charlie traveled extensively to locations such as Australia and Canada, and they enjoyed a number of Caribbean and Alaskan cruises. She and her sister-in-law Anna Mae enjoyed a Caribbean cruise earlier this year. She amazed her neighbors by continuing to mow her yard and walk to nearby stores until just recently. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Charlie on April 28, 2003, her parents, her sister, Ann Wallinger, her brothers Frank and Louis, and her son-in-law Loren Snyder. She is survived by three brothers and their wives: Marion and Louise, Harrah, John and Anna Mae, Oklahoma City, and Martin and Josephine, Westchester, IL. Other survivors include her stepdaughters Charlotte Snyder and Beverly Fortney, two sisters-inlaw: Dorothy Wyskup and Laura Mae Wyskup, twelve nieces and nephews and a host of Wyskup cousins. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 10:00 A.M., Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Published in The Oklahoman on 8/9/2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html