OBIT: Mary (KOVALCHIK) HORBIAK, 2001, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  HORBIAK
  
    Mary Horbiak, 100, of East Chicago, Ind., died Feb. 7, 2001.  Born Feb.
  23, 1900 in Conemaugh, daughter of Michael and Julia (Dzury) Kovalchik. 
  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Roman; infants Steve and
  Mary; brothers, Frank, John, Joe, Mike and Steve, and sisters, Eva Shepish,
  Katie Protinick and Anna Roman.  Survived by daughters, Anna wife of the
  late Duane Eadler and Helen wife of the late George Pokrificak; sisters
  Julia Cost and Helen Morgenstern and brother Pete Kovalik; five
  grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren.  Also
  survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.  Because of the untimely
  death of the son-in-law George Pokrifcak on Feb. 3, 2001 only private
  services were held.  Mary was a former member of the SS. Peter and Paul
  Byzantine Catholic Church of Jerome where she lived with her husband Roman
  and daughters Anna and Helen until their move to East Chicago, Ind. in
  1941.  Also former member of St. Basil's Byzantine Catholic Church of East
  Chicago and was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church of
  Munster, Ind. where Msgr. Frank Korba is pastor.
  
  Daily American, February, 16, 2001
  
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