OBIT: George RICHKO, 1989, Jerome, Somerset County, PA
  
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  RICHKO
  
  George Richko, 73, of 47 Jerome Ave., Jerome, died Sept. 8, 1989, at
  Somerset Hospital.  Born April 5, 1916, in Jerome, son of Andrew and
  Ann (Olenick) Richko.  Preceded in death by parents; brothers John and
  Peter; and sister, Mary Oakler.  Survived by wife, former Delia E.
  Mills; and these children: Sharon, wife of Larry Drenner, Florida;
  Georgene, wife of Kenneth Nelson, Arlington, Va.; and Steven, at
  home; and grandchildren Tracy and Matthew Drenner.  Brother of Andrew,
  Jeannette; Helen Whitey of Milan, Ohio; Ann Vudgervic and Steven, both
  of Wintersville, Ohio. Member of U.M.W.A., Pa. American Legion and
  D.A.V.  Retired miner and also retired from Latrobe Construction. Army
  Veteran of World War II, served with 101st Airborne Division.  A POW
  for 31/2 years.  Friends received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Hoffman
  Funeral Home, Allegheny St., Boswell, where services will be held at
  10 a.m. Monday with Father Ronald Borsuk.  Interment, St. Peter and
  Paul's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Jerome.  Full graveside military
  rite.
  
  Daily American, September 9, 1989
  
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