OBIT: Nicholas "Nick" TULENKO, 2002, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  TULENKO
  
  Nicholas "Nick" Tulenko, 71, of Latrobe, died Dec. 1, 2002 in his home
  after a courageous battle with cancer.  Born Dec. 7, 1930 in Ralphton, a son
  of the late Michael and Susan (Trusko) Tulenko.  Also preceded in death by
  three brothers, Mike, John and George, and a sister, Helen Nixon.  Surviving
  are his wife of 50 years, Rose (Furman) Tulenko; three sons, Anthony and his
  wife, Christi of Poway, Calif., Cmdr. Edward and his wife, Connie of Goose
  Creek, S.C., and Stephen Tulenko of Latrobe; two daughters, Patricia Jones
  and her husband, Ralph of Herndon, Va., and Angela Gault and her husband
  Bob of Aurora, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Aaron and Kyle Tulenko, Eric
  Jones, Anna and Bobby Gault, Jenna and Lindsay Tulenko; a brother, Joseph
  Tulenko and his wife Janet of Waynesboro; three sisters, Mary Gavel and her
  husband Pat, of Acosta, Ann Zadzora and her husband George of East Lake Ohio
  and Margaret Dipre of Willoughby, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Mary Tulenko of
  Acosta and Judy Tulenko of Longmont, Colo.; and numerous nieces and
  nephews.  Member of St. John the Evangelist Church, where he served as an
  usher, volunteered at church functions and was a member of St. John's
  Seniors.  He also volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul.  He was a U.S. Navy
  veteran of the Korean conflict, a member of American Legion Post 515 and
  was retired from the Latrobe Brewing Co.  An avid polka fan, Nick enjoyed
  playing his accordion to entertain.  He was a wood craftsman who enjoyed
  making crafts for his family and friends, especially on holidays - a true
  "St. Nick."  The family will receive friends from 7 to S p.m. Tuesday and 3
  to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the John J. Lopatich Funeral Home Inc.,
  601 Weldon St., Latrobe.  A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.
  Thursday in St. John the Evangelist Church with the Rev. Thomas Lukac as
  celebrant.  Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery.  May you now rest in peace.  The
  St. John's Rosary Altar Christian Mothers will recite the rosary at 2:30
  p.m. Wednesday, and the Latrobe V.F.D. will meet at 7 p.m., both in the
  funeral home.  Military services will be held at 10:11 a.m. Thursday in the
  funeral home with American Legion Post 515 and VFW Post 3414.
  
  Daily American, November [sic] 5, 2002  NOTE: Handwritten date and obviously wrong.
  
  [T680-T681] 678 duplicate obit dated December 3, 2002 Daily American