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    Peter Turko

 Peter Turko, 81, of Heilwood, died
Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997, at Beacon
Manor in Indiana.
 Born June 24, 1916, in Heilwood, he
was the son of Joseph and Anna
Lawrence Turko.
Mr. Turko was a member of the
Church of the Resurrection in Heil-
wood. He was a veteran on World
War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He
was captured during the North Afri-
can campaign and had been a pris-
oner of war in Germany. He had also
received the Purple Heart.
 He had been employed by the
Barnes & Tucker Coal Company as a
miner and was a member of the
UMWA Local in Bakerton and the
Heilwood American Legion Post 936.
 Surviving are his wife, Betty Ste-
phens Turko, of Heilwood; a son,
Pete and his wife Carren, Fairfax,
Va., one daughter, Pam, of Mentcle,
and six grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by his
parents; a son, Gary, who died in
1965; six brothers, George, Mike,
Charles, Nick, Joe and John; and
two sisters, Mary Kenyan and The-
resa Maderia.
 Friends will be received on Mon-
day from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
Harry J. Bence Funeral Home in
Clymer. A funeral mass will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at
the Church of the Resurrection in
Heilwood with the Rev. Stephen
Bugay as celebrant. Interment will
be in the Oakland Cemetery in
Indiana.
 Military rites will be accorded by
the Heilwood American Legion Post
936.